Talking Sport: Nation of moaners will warm to sin bin

JANUARY makes the heart of the GAA journalist sink. This is the month when nothing really happens.

Yet papers have to be filled. So the hapless hack is forced to feign great interest in O’Byrne Cup matches, FBD Connacht League clashes, Dr McKenna Cup showdowns.

He must pretend that these matches between teams of less than optimum fitness played on bad pitches in pursuit of trophies which nobody really wants actually matter.