Considine wants big changes to club scene

Give club players a break, have an open draw and play off the entire All-Ireland Club championship before Christmas — so says Kilmallock manager Tony Considine as he prepares his side for their first round Munster championship game against Tipperary champions Thurles Sars or Drom-and-Inch on October 28.

“There’s been a lot of talk about having an open draw at inter-county level, the club championship is the ideal way to try this out. Give fellas a real break between seasons, be fair on the players.

“The way it is at the moment, any team that’s lucky enough to reach the All-Ireland final will be going until next March, then starting straight back into their own local season again. That’s completely unfair. Give it two years of a trial, see how it works. There are only about 16 teams in it, that’s four rounds, four weekends, finish every game on the day, no matter how you do it.