This Championship format is the best we've ever had… so why are GAA chiefs getting rid of it?
Jarlath Burns has been the most proactive, positive and hands-on GAA president in recent years and has already overseen some massive changes to the organisation, most of which have been successful.
Without going too heavy on the new rules, even the most defiant defender of the old game can't truthfully say that things aren't better than they were before the enhancements, and it isn't an exaggeration to say that this sort of Gaelic football is now on a par with hurling in terms of entertainment.
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