Hard to look past ruthless Rangers

FIRST things first. Pat Gilroy’s recent comments that the All-Ireland club championship should be condensed into a calendar year are illogical, unfounded and unworkable.

Many county championships run very late on an annual basis and subsequently it is often late November or early December when provincial finals are played.

To prove my point, the Leinster final between Rhode and Kilmacud in 2008 was played in Parnell Park on December 7. The Connacht equivalent was in late November.