Chairman Ger Lane's Convention honesty vital to Cork GAA progress

“2016 was not a good year for our inter-county teams, our standards have fallen.”

Cork GAA chairman Ger Lane’s honesty on a number of subjects at Sunday’s Convention was refreshing, writes Peter McNamara.

Anybody that has encountered Lane in GAA circles will appreciate he is a typically sound individual. He’s very much in the straight-up talker mould.