Oisin McConville: Full championship could have been played if GAA fought to retain 'elite' status

The Armagh legend is disappointed that there'll be no back door element to this year's Championship

Oisin McConville: 'We accepted the loss of our elite status, I think, way too easily'. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Oisin McConville reckons inter-county players were 'short-changed' by the GAA earlier this year when the sport's elite status was taken away.

The Armagh legend is also disappointed that there'll be no back door element to this year's condensed football Championship and blames this on the removal of elite status for inter-county activity earlier in the year, forcing a delay to the beginning of the season.