Christy O'Connor: Is the football public voting with their feet?

The Cavan-Monaghan clash yesterday was amongst a number of games with unimpressive attendances. 

EMPTY SEATS: Brían O'Connell of Cavan scores a point despite the attention of Conor McManus. Pic: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

Was the small attendance at Cavan-Monaghan another sign of how the public are losing patience with the provincial championships?

Half an hour before the Cavan-Monaghan game began yesterday afternoon, presenter Joanne Cantwell asked Peter Canavan on The Sunday Game live show if those GAA supporters that didn’t grow up in the province have ever fully appreciated the attitude and outlook that has always made Ulster distinct from everywhere else. “Do we even get it sometimes,” asked Cantwell.