John Fogarty: County must now come before club with some left-field thinking

Supposedly, Pat Gilroy had a dream for the GAA. A dream that would put the club back at the centre of the organisation.

The Championship, the former Dublin senior football and hurling manager envisaged, would become an annual tournament. Played over two summer months, it would be tantamount to a World Cup-like festival. Games would come thick and fast and the appeal to players, supporters and those with commercial interests would be significant.