Put physicality back into football

When it come to the physical side there needs to be an acceptance that the lines can be crossed at times without the game being called into disrepute. It’s accepted in hurling, so why not in football, asks Dick Clerkin

I’VE seldom enjoyed an hour in front of the TV as much as I did last Sunday night watching the Tipp Galway highlights on the Sunday Game. The absorbing contest was complemented by the engaging post-game analysis from Donal Óg Cusack, Anthony Daly and Henry Shefflin.

Passion, intellect, insight, and humour exuded seamlessly from the panel. At one stage, I thought Henry was going to get up and swing a hurl at Des Cahill, he was so involved in the analysis. The best game of the championship to date needed to be celebrated and the pundits played their part in talking the game up to the optimum. Let’s face it, this year’s hurling championship badly needed it.