Matthew Fitzpatrick claims 'balance is all wrong' at intercounty level  

Former Antrim footballer Fitzpatrick said he feels inter-county commitment levels are 'getting too much' and claimed some managers have 'too much of a pull'.

OUT OF QUILTER: Former Antrim Footballer Matthew Fitzpatrick claims "balance is all wrong" at intercounty level. Pic: INPHO/Declan Roughan 

A former Gaelic football star who quit the game to play soccer has claimed the 'balance is all wrong' at inter-county level, arguing that it's '90% serious, 10% fun' and ultimately 'not worth it'.

Ex-Antrim attacker Matthew Fitzpatrick, who starred for the Saffrons in 2019 before leaving the game to play Irish League soccer, says he only realised how out of kilter the training to games ratio is in the GAA after he left.