Kieran Shannon: Time to give serious thought to writing off the season
On the eve of the GAA’s decision to cancel a series of national league games back in mid-March, this column immediately speculated how the coronavirus would likely alter the format and timing of the championship too.
There would be no round-robin in Munster hurling or Super 8s in football, we predicted. It could be old-school knockout for one year only, and even that championship could run into the following year. But there would be a 2020 championship and a 2020 champion, in hurling and football.
