To be the best player you can be takes a lot of time, passion and effort

Using extreme examples of some questionable training regimes, Joe Brolly is tarring everyone with the same brush in an effort to strengthen an argument, writes Dick Clerkin.

In life, most things worth having demand hard work and dedication. With Gaelic football, there is now a groundswell of sentiment questioning the ethics of such an approach, whilst also deriding those who strive to embody it.

Joe Brolly is leading the cheerleading squad, and whilst I agree with much he has to say around the urgent changes needed re competition structures and fixture scheduling, I have serious reservations about how modern day players are being portrayed.