Former Derry star Enda Gormley believes a very simple rule change 'you’re not allowed to pass the ball backwards in your own half of the field, or at least your own 65 or 45' would create a more attractive style of game. 

In a way it was fitting that Brendan Cummins was on the Sunday Game evening panel to give an insight into just how brilliant and difficult Murphy’s save was

It can’t be left to the coaches to save the day and intervene – their obligation is to compete, win, not to entertain. It is up to the rule-makers

Kieran Shannon sits down with Dr Martin McIntyre to chat about his life in sport, hamstring injuries and prevention, and the capabilities of the modern athlete.

Galway have the peculiar, unwanted distinction of being kings of Connacht yet not even having a spot in the last eight to show for it, courtesy of some beloved neighbours of theirs

In many ways the fortunes of the teams they’re each involved with this weekend will come down to how adept they are in the sphere that intrigued the other.

Knowing his team would be on the road next weekend on account of his own late missed free from the right dropping short, Aidan O’Shea would have intuitively known how much tougher his team had made it for themselves by missing out on top spot in their group.

For almost any other Footballer of the Year winner it would be one of the top lines of their obituary. With Teddy it was well down the bullet points of his resume

Michael O'Halloran won two All-Irelands in his five years playing for Clare, a haul he likens to winning the lottery. Last Sunday, his son Matthew won an All-Ireland minor title in Thurles. As the wheel turns, Michael sees a county now playing and working smart at all levels. 

We often hear that there is too much tinkering to the rules of football, that the game should be just left alone, but in truth there hasn’t been enough. It needs new rules