Co-operation the key to ending club fixture chaos

CO-OPERATION and communication. That’s the consensus view among a number of county board chairmen who were canvassed for their views on the club/county divide highlighted over the past week in Laois.

Bringing county team managers on board and consulting with the clubs on a regular basis offers the best hope of avoiding conflict, though it’s not guaranteed to keep everybody happy.

Dublin chairman Gerry Harrington believes they have a good system in place. “We talk to the managers at the start of the year and the GAC (Games Administration Committee) set out a master fixtures plan. The qualifier competitions are inclined to throw that out of synch for us, but by and large the county managers are cooperating well with the GAC and vice versa.