Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Bin cynical foul rule - and take the meddling mark with it

We are reluctant to use something brilliant like the advantage rule in rugby that works so well yet we are willing to ape Australian Rules - a much inferior game to football - repeatedly

Roscommon's Fergal Lennon is issued with a black card by referee Derek O'Mahoney during their Allianz Football League Division 1 South Round 1 opener against Dublin at Dr Hyde Park. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Having waited so long for the return of Gaelic football action, it is a shame that there has been so much commentary around the rules this week.

Sometimes, this agenda can be self-serving, but this week the people that agree with the changes that have taken place are fairly thin on the ground.