Why a culture of co-operation is key to cracking the dual code at club level

From Cratloe in Clare to Cork's St. Finbarr's, the approaches to succeeding on two fronts can differ. But an essential ingredient is mutual understanding 

20 September 2020; Con O'Callaghan of Cuala handpasses the ball as Sephen O'Connor of Ballyboden St Enda's gives chase during the Dublin County Senior Hurling Championship Final match between Ballyboden St Enda's and Cuala at Parnell Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

For a man who doubles up as not just the longest-serving manager in county football but is still a club manager on top of it, Colm Collins has been somewhat a man of leisure this past week.

It’s not that his Cratloe footballers are already out of the senior football championship; they’re very much still in it, being one of only two teams in the county to win all three of their group games to secure an automatic quarter-final slot.