Have new rules fixed Gaelic football?
The GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship starts this weekend.
It’s one of the biggest competitions in all of Irish sport. The All-Ireland football final has traditionally been among the top five most-watched TV broadcasts of the year. But last year, the hurling final outstripped it by almost 150,000 viewers.
That’s because GAA football has had a problem that has been growing for more than 10 years; even its most ardent fans say the game has become boring.
Too defensive, too slow, too much hand passing, not enough flair.
Former Dublin manager Jim Gavin was called in to fix football, to…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.