Neil Ewing: The league is a grizzly beast but the league is also great

The league is everything playing football should be.

Monaghan manager Gabriel Bannigan speaks to his players after the Allianz Football League Division 2 match between Cavan and Monaghan at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

You! You do not understand the league. The league is not something that takes place on a Saturday or Sunday during the winter or wintery spring for your entertainment. The league is a grizzly beast.

The league, the much-heralded league, adored by spectators, is a horrible prick of a thing for players.