Brennan claims seeding return mooted in May

Plans to reintroduce a seeded Munster SFC were mooted by Munster Council chairman Robert Frost earlier this summer, according to Clare footballer Gary Brennan.

The Banner midfielder alleged Frost told him in May that a restructuring of the Munster championship wasimminent, citing the poor attendance at the 2012 provincial decider. Frost declined to comment on this when approached by the Irish Examiner.

Brennan explained: “I had never spoken with the man before. I asked him [at the Munster SFC launch] if the rumours of a seeded draw were true and in reply he quoted the attendance at our Munster final in 2012 and the attendance at the previous Munster final. He mentioned the difference and said ‘we can’t keep going the way we are going’.