Cuala and Errigal Ciarán give a glimpse of what the new game can’t afford to lose

None of this is to say the game doesn’t need fixing. The last two weeks of gripping club clashes simply served as reminders of things that we don’t want to lose in the process.

CUALA BOS: Cuala players celebrate with the trophy after their side's victory in the AIB GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Club Championship final. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile.

Farewell then, Gaelic football as we knew it.

There will be remote jolts before the new age completely commanders the country, but it will never be like this again. 31,267 in Croke Park in search of an enthralling primetime showdown. Wowee, did they get it.