Michael Murphy: Main fear for county players is preparation time

Three to four weeks of an exclusive gap between the county final and the first inter-county game would be enough, reckons Michael Murphy, who was promoting the final two episodes of AIB’s GAA series “The Toughest Trade”. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Donegal captain Michael Murphy believes a straight knock-out format for the All-Ireland senior football championship is the compromise that inter-county has to make.