A tweak for week would level playing field & make a difference fox all fans
Irish Daily Mirror|August 16, 2023
IF there is one major lesson to take forward into the 2024 season from this year's football Championship, it is that one week turnarounds don't work.
A tweak for week would level playing field & make a difference fox all fans

In fact, it appears they skew the Championship and render some of the biggest games of the year - All-Ireland quarter-finals - one sided affairs.

Look what happened to Mayo after landing the Division 1 League title against Galway at Croke Park.

They were listless in defeat to a well set-up Roscommon the G following weekend in the Connacht quarter-final.

It was Mayo's fourth big game in 21 days, where Roscommon had a fortnight off to prep for the Championship.

More tellingly, look at Tyrone and Mayo, both beaten after 45 minutes of their respective All-Ireland quarter-final encounters with Kerry and Dublin after seven day turnarounds.

Tyrone (inset, Mattie Donnelly) were playing a third huge Championship game in 13 days, Mayo a third in 14 days.

Both had to play in preliminary quarter-finals, giving them a one week break compared to the two weeks table toppers Dublin and Kerry (plus Derry and Armagh) enjoyed.

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