Seán Kelly: The GAA must now opt to replicate broad outline of 2020 season

For a voluntary organisation, the figures and losses revealed are most assuredly a step back and a worry, says former GAA president Sean Kelly. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

It is time for the GAA to change tack. It is time to flip the initial fixture programme laid out for 2021. Proceed first with club activity and once again stage the All-Ireland Championship during the autumn and winter months.

The GAA’s financial report did not make for pleasant reading, even if we knew well in advance that the bottom line would be deep in the red.