County bosses wield too much power over club season

For many counties, the notion of this being a month for club championship action has looked more and more like an extended April fool’s joke, writes Mike Quirke.

It was always going to be a power struggle, but it’s interesting to see who has flexed their muscle most forcefully.

We were long aware, even if it wasn’t already abundantly obvious to everybody, that the clubs in most counties are at the very bottom of the food chain.