Tipperary chairman seeks right fixture balance

Outgoing Tipperary GAA chairman Michael Bourke says the GAA should have taken their revamp of the fixtures schedule one code at a time.

Bourke, who stepped down after three years at the helm and was replaced by John Devane, told yesterday’s Tipperary GAA convention at The Dome in Semple Stadium that significant discipline and planning will be required to successfully execute the new fixtures plan for 2018.

Bourke said: “There will be major changes on the fixtures calendar going forward. It will take dedication, careful management, total commitment from all involved to ensure that it will work out successfully for our inter-county game and our club scene.