Kieran Shannon: Their work may be done, but Club Players Association legacy will endure

Behind closed doors the reception from the GAA was often frosty, bordering on patronising

Club Players Association leaders Joan Kehoe, Michael Higgins, Michéal Briody, and Liam Griffin at a press conference in 2019. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

In the end it took not just one CPA but a second to fix the fixtures.

Without the Corona Pandemic Affliction, the efforts of the Club Players Association wouldn’t have been enough to get a split season across the line, at least without massive rancour and fanfare.