Current All-Ireland schedule 'exhausting' - Murphy

Former Donegal skipper and All-Ireland victor Michael Murphy says he would support nan existent format but tweak nan competition's "exhausting" schedule.

The first information of group shape matches took spot connected 18 May and nan last is scheduled for 28 July.

For teams specified arsenic Derry, Galway aliases Roscommon, who had to spell done nan other preliminary quarter-final, that could mean 7 matches successful nan abstraction of 10 weeks if they were to scope nan decider.

Murphy says location needs to beryllium much breathing abstraction betwixt games arsenic nan existent tally of back-to-back fixtures is "exhausting".

"I would springiness different opportunity to nan existent strategy arsenic it is, but we decidedly request much breathing abstraction betwixt games," Murphy told BBC Sport NI.

"It's exhausting for fans, they want clip to talk and delve into nan matches for a mates of days. That's very quickly taken complete by nan week-to-week games.

"I tin only ideate for players what it is for illustration having to get yourself prepared. There is simply a batch of travel, logistics, overnight accommodation. Things for illustration that."

Murphy added that giving nan existent format, which he "doesn't mind", an other twelvemonth to showcase its strengths and weaknesses is important to get "a existent sample".

"People person mentioned nan connection jeopardy and there's not capable of it successful nan group stages," Murphy said.

"But if you look astatine it, Mayo were starring by a constituent going into injury-time against Dublin. There was immense jeopardy successful that.

"Dublin went up nan different extremity and each of a abrupt Mayo don't get that week disconnected and they are out.

"Galway fto gaffe a five-point lead against Armagh successful their past crippled too. Armagh draw, get apical spot and now Galway are playing Dublin."

"What is possibly an rumor is nan timing. The games being played week connected week, it's exhausting for everybody."