Gaelic football isn’t dead but badly needs change of direction

The huge crowd from Slaughtneil who attended the chat show ahead of this year’s All-Ireland club final provided a damning indictment on the state of inter-county football.

During a discussion about the problems afflicting the game, Mark Sidebottom posed a question to the audience.

“How many of you think inter-county football is entertaining to watch?” asked the BBC commentator.