One consequence of the split season is that the whole calendar is more condensed than ever, and this means that there is simply no room for replays.
In previous years, a draw would see the full-time whistle blown, the players would shake hands, and there would be a feeling of anti-climax as fans left the stadium, knowing that they would have to do it all again.
Since the split season has came in, replays have been done away with, and penalty shoot-outs have been introduced as a solution of finding a winner on the day.
Although exciting and full of drama, many believe that it isn't a fair way to decide a game of Gaelic football, and is too much like soccer.
You only need to ask Armagh, who lost four penalty shoot-outs in a row, how cruel it can be to be knocked out of the championship in that manner.
There had previously been suggestions of taking 45s or a free-taking competition, but now it looks the new Football Rules Committee lead by Jim Gavin, have a new solution.
This concept would see the game restarted until one team scores, and then the other team would get the opportunity to get a score back, starting from their own kick-out.
If the ball goes dead and they failed to score, then the team that scored the initial point officially wins the game, however, if the opposition did manage to get an equaliser, then the ball is given to the referee who throws it in again for 'golden score'.
This is pretty much playground rules when you know the bell is about go, and it's as simple as 'next score is the winner'.
The FRC believe that this is a much fairer way to determine the winner of a championship fixture, and it will be one of the proposals that will be trialled in the sandbox Railway Cup games later this year.
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There are lots of proposed changes but here are some of the key ones that have peaked people's interest:
- Four points for a goal and two points for a score from outside or on the 20-metre line and a 40-metre arc, measured from the centre of the goal. 45s would remain one point but regular frees could be worth two.
- Both teams must keep three players (not including the goalkeeper) inside each 65, or possibly a new halfway line, at all times
- Goalkeepers can only receive the ball in the large rectangle or after passing their own 65
- Kickouts to be taken from the 20m line and go forward outside the arc
- A black-card for holding/grabbing the jersey if deemed a tactical foul, and the ball brought forward 50 metres. Contributing to a melee to become a black-card offence and making head-to-head contact with an opponent a red
- A player, or one of their team-mates, can elect to ‘solo and go’ rather than take a free-kick when fouled
