McGee: Central Council decision a good day for the clubs

"A good day for clubs" is how Football Review Committee (FRC) chairman Eugene McGee described Saturday’s Central Council meeting.

The specially-convened session to debate the second part of the FRC’s report surprisingly saw Central Council back the group’s call for the Central Competitions Control Committee to be handed overall authority for fixture-making at all levels. However, the re-jig of the provincial championships, shifting four counties from Leinster and Ulster to Munster and Connacht to make four groups of eight, was rejected.

McGee had expected it would not garner support, but admitted he was taken aback the recommendation to give the national CCCC so much power got the green light.