GAA's tweaked Proposal B would reward provincial success with bonus points

In the updated 'Red Option', the provincial champions would be awarded with two points and runners-up one point in the Sam Maguire Cup league format before they have kicked a ball

The original Proposal B recommended the provincial championships be divorced entirely from the Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cups. Picture: Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE

The two All-Ireland football championship proposals currently being considered by the GAA seek to diminish the presence of the provincial competitions.

The Green and Red options, put forward by the recently established task force, in different ways would reduce the significance of the provincial championships in the inter-county football year.