New format needed for tedious All-Ireland qualifiers

Astrange thing happened to me this week. While reading my two Monday newspapers; I discovered that I was totally and utterly engrossed.

That might seem like a bizarre confession from someone who makes their living from sport, but I don’t feel in the slightest bit ashamed.

After a summer of county action which was painfully devoid of excitement, it was refreshing to read reports from a succession of games which didn’t follow their preordained scripts.