A fairer football championship format?

The stale if necessary event that is next year’s provincial championship draw takes place in Montrose on Thursday evening. In an attempt to jazz it up, RTÉ are making available a number of their pundits for interview afterwards.

You wouldn’t know media rights are up for grabs, would you? The heaviest criticism of the draw is it takes place too early and has all the appeal of a wet blanket when the first games are seven months away. Such comments ignore the need to plan and accommodate the volunteers working at county level.

It may not be entertainment but then the GAA have never pretended it is anything other than a bowl-pulling exercise.