“A lot of the rhetoric I have heard around the country is there is a serious problem between inter-county managers and clubs. Croke Park’s decision to overlap the official start of inter-county training in mid-September with the end of the club window of October 11 was asking for trouble. Money has hardly been mentioned in the club versus county discourse these last few weeks but it most certainly is a central factor. It is hardly surprising that those counties who are most vocal about the club window being respected are those without money. Thursdays and Friday championship fixtures are already populating club schedules as clubs are showing a flexibility that isn’t replicated at county level.

Source: Irish Examiner July 07, 2020 05:26 UTC