Longford star Mickey Quinn sees more players like himself retiring from inter-county football earlier if the All-Ireland championship’s structure isn’t changed.

The Killoe clubman was disappointed to see Proposal B rejected by delegates at Special Congress last weekend, with the motion for a league-based championship failing by close to 10%.

Speaking on Off The Ball, Quinn said he believes that the current system in place will ultimately shorten careers.

"I think one thing that Covid has taught us is that there's more to life than football,” he said.

"There's a balance between what the players are giving up and what they're getting out of it. Because of the structure at the moment, not just your over 30s, your mid-20s, they're going to reconsider things going forward.

"For me personally, if it came in, I'm thinking that we have a chance for possible two, maybe three titles that might be more achievable than what it is in the current system. As a result of that change, I'd be willing to hold on and give it a crack for two-three more years.

"Whereas, you go back to the old system again, it's going to be hard to motivate myself and other players, in other counties to offer that commitment."

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