GAA chiefs Larry McCarthy and Tom Ryan back Proposal B for football championship restructure

With 183 votes to be cast at Saturday’s Special Congress, 109 votes are required to see Proposal B come into effect in 2022

GAA president Larry McCarthy, left, and director general Tom Ryan during the Special Congress Media Briefing at the GAA Museum at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

GAA president Larry McCarthy and director general Tom Ryan have thrown their weight behind Proposal B, the pair’s preference for a league-based championship increasing the likelihood of the proposal receiving the required 60% backing at Saturday’s Special Congress.

At a motions briefing this afternoon in Croke Park, the two highest officeholders in the GAA expressed support for the league as championship proposal, which, if passed, will sever the link between the provincial championships and All-Ireland series.