Players can’t show off skills on sodden pitch

I’m living in the heart of rural Clare but I could be by the sea. Looking out my window I only see water and wind whipping up the whitecaps and it makes me wonder — will these games go ahead at all this weekend? Should these games go ahead?

The whole country is almost at a standstill with high winds and flooding so how can you ask the best hurlers in the country to take to those fields in those conditions? In my opinion the GAA should take the bold decision and postpone this entire round of games.

What kind of league is it going to be though? As cut-throat as last year? I don’t think so.

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