I don't know yet what to make of Clare's suggestion that the All-Ireland football and hurling finals should be completed by the second week of September.
The Clare proposal is based on the idea that bringing the finals forward would give counties two more weeks to complete county championships and make it easier to run our provincial club titles.
Another bonus although it's not factored into Clare's thinking would be that it would give the Ireland team a little more time to prepare for the Aussie Rules series, a few years ago the series almost run up against an All-Ireland football final replay.
I am not a traditionalist on this one and not hung up in any way on the current format but I would have some concern about the knock-on effect bringing the county championships forward could have on the current club competitions.
For some reason we are starved of games in the July and August period in the North as it is and in Antrim it's not because of any great success enjoyed by our county sides.
If the latter stages of the All-Ireland competitions are to become even more condensed into the summer months, would it be more difficult than ever to get club games?
If that was the case it might negate what Clare are trying to do.
Any ideas on this one, I'd be glad to hear?
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