GAA hierarchy put their weight behind Proposal B

Gaelic Players Association CEO Tom Parsons described as “very significant” their declarations of support.

Ard Stiúrthóir of the GAA Tom Ryan, right, and Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Larry McCarthy. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Football championship reform is coming, irrespective of whether Proposal B receives sufficient backing at Saturday’s Special Congress.

That’s according to GAA president Larry McCarthy and director general Tom Ryan who confirmed that association will not hang about in revisiting the structure of the football championship should neither proposal put forward by the fixtures calendar review taskforce garner the required 60% support this weekend.