Paying managers could have a big impact on fixtures list

It’s so often inter-county managers who put the foot down over club fixtures and the release of players, writes Brendan O’Brien.

You could listen to Liam Griffin talk all day.

The former Wexford manager was on the radio this week in his role as fixtures coordinator for the Club Players Association. The logic of his ideas and passion for the native games were like rays of sunshine bursting through the dark clouds that hang over the whole club v county mess.