Shootout pressure should not be heaped on amateur players

I was in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday at 3.10pm. I was still there after 7pm. On another day, I’d have watched three matches in that time but yesterday’s contest was no ordinary game.

It was an extraordinary afternoon which stretched into a seemingly eternal evening.

I was glad of all the winter training gear I’ve accumulated from different teams over the years because the air temperatures were dropping all evening but this was a contest to warm anyone’s heart.