Gavin: Players deserve better

Dublin manager Jim Gavin is adamant two championship games is not an adequate return for the amount of work put in by county football teams.

As many as eight sides’ summers could finish up in the first round qualifiers after just two outings and, like Limerick’s Maurice Horan, he feels the Division 1 teams like his own have a distinct advantage in the level of competition they enjoyed during the spring.

Gavin isn’t 100% supportive of any of the alternative structures put forward so far, but believes there’s merit in amalgamating the National League and championship.