Midweek National League games may be an option for the GAA

A straw poll of six inter-county managers/coaches, three hurling and three football, conducted by the Irish Examiner revealed strong support for the idea

The GAA may consider staging midweek Allianz League games as they begin to plan a revised season following confirmation inter-county teams can return to collective training on April 19.

Although Croke Park was loath to organise season games on weekdays last year, flexibility may be required to make the shortened inter-county window as meaningful as possible and several pre-season matches have been played on weeknights.