Mike Quirke: You’ve proof of county training? Then ‘grow a pair’ and call it out.

As someone who is in the position of managing a senior county side, the current narrative is getting old in a hurry, writes Mike Quirke.

SEEKING A BALANCE: While determined to avoid an adversarial relationship with clubs, Laois manager Mike Quirke believes players who get knocked out of the club championship after the quarter-final stage and are to be part of our county squad should be allowed to start training collectively with the county. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

I was in the car on the way down from Laois Monday night when I listened to current Offaly county chairman Michael Duignan on Newstalk talking about his disappointment with inter-county managers, the complicit county boards, and ultimately the top brass of the GAA for their handling of the club versus county situation that seems to be taking hold.