Seán Kelly: GAA's green proposal will deliver a rebirth of championship football

What we have on the table at Congress on Saturday in the form of the Green proposal will provide change for the better, while preserving what is good in our current structures,

Meath's Cillian O'Sullivan in action against Anthony Doherty, left, and Kevin McKernan of Down during the Allianz Football League Division 2 match at Pairc Táilteann in Navan.                      

The GAA has been on quite a journey since 2010. We’ve seen the introduction of the black card, the mark and penalty punishing fouls inside the 21, all while the Super-8s rose and fell. Funding models have been overhauled and the underage scene has been reformed. And I believe Saturday 26th February will go down in the history of our association as another key milestone, if Congress approves the Green proposal put before it.

From the moment I took up the role of Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael in 2003, to when I handed over to Nicky Brennan in 2006, my vision for the future of the Gaelic Football Championship was always to make it a more appealing, more relevant, and more rewarding game for players and fans alike.