Éamonn Fitzmaurice: The football championship format I’d like to see

Looking at gaelic football's new championship proposals - and how to make the preferred option palatable to all

Galway’s Paul Kelly celebrates scoring their first goal against Roscommon in the Connacht SFC semi-final at Dr Hyde Park. Picture: Ryan Byrne/INpho

“Revolution devours its children” — Jacques Mallet du Pan

The second weekend of the football Championship and we are down 14 teams who will, all going well, get to return to competitive action in six months. Cruel doesn’t cover it.