John Fogarty: Knockout football has had its day. The novelty will soon wear off
Conor Sweeney of Tipperary is tackled by Sean Meehan, left, and Maurice Shanley of Cork during the Munster GAA Football Senior Championship Final match between Cork and Tipperary at Páirc Uà Chaoimh in Cork. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile
The days grow longer and the GAA’s Championship options are getting shorter. And so too the odds of a second successive straight knockout All-Ireland senior football championship.
And with that all the absurdities, inconsistencies and inequalities of the provincial model will once more be laid bare.
