Is the best football unseen?

At the end of last month, GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail was asked if he was worried about the standard of games in the football championship this summer.

Is the best football unseen?

Ó Fearghail expressed concern about the gap that has grown between Dublin and other counties in the Leinster SFC but argued it was an isolated matter.

“Cavan were beaten by Donegal by 18 points a couple of years ago (sic, nine points, 2011). That happens. Donegal were beaten by 18 points by Armagh a couple of years (sic, nine points, 2010) before they won the All-Ireland and that’s just reversed. The thing does change. Armagh and Tyrone won every Ulster title for 10 years (even more – 12).

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