Enda McGinley: Black cards and head injuries are football's minor irritants

Enda McGinley

WE have been spoilt with the football served up in this year’s Championship, but a couple of issues have managed to creep onto the radar of spectators.

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Brendan Crossan - The Boot Room 05 Jul, 2019

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The GAA Central Council’s proposals for a tiered football championship are unlikely to get anyone’s blood pumping. Shunting the teams from Divisions Three and Four away from the All-Ireland qualifiers, unless they reach their provincial final, is plain wrong.