Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Before apathy explodes we must legislate to guide football back to health

Even if we do have a blockbusting conclusion to the championship tweaks will be required to improve both the format and the fare on offer.

ENTERTAINMENT WOES: Donegal’s Caolan McGonagle after they conceded a third goal against Derry at MacCumhaill Park last weekend. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

I HAVE been reserving final judgement on the new championship format and by extension the split season until the end of 2023. This was mainly to allow a full cycle of the intercounty championship to be played.

Like everyone else, I had plenty of preconceptions beforehand, but I wanted context. And evidence. However, while remaining open-minded, I feel it is important to assess where we are at right now before the real stuff starts.