One of the most interesting things in life was receiving a phone call from Eugene McGee. He didn’t waste time with small talk or even with much by the way of greetings.

Eugene McGee, the Offaly manager when they stopped Kerry’s five-in-a-row bid in 1982, has warned Jim Gavin that the “hullabaloo” coming his way next year will be “horrendous”.

Eugene McGee has claimed that the timing of matches brings Gaelic games into disrepute and slammed Central Council’s proposal to abandon the clock/hooter system at Congress tomorrow.