Pat Spillane has strong stance on sensible solution for All-Ireland fixtures issue

He speaks some sense!

One of the biggest talking points in GAA, off the pitch, has been the decision to split the season and push back the finals of the All-Ireland SFC and SHC to July.

With the club and inter-county seasons not overlapping, it has certainly increased interest in the former, although buzz for the finals has arguably suffered, losing its unique aspect of being held in early September.

There are arguments both ways, with GAA president Jarlath Burns defending the split season, but also open to the possibility of moving the finals to August.

Writing in his column for the Irish Independent, Kerry legend Pat Spillane sees this as a sensible solution.

He wrote: "Which brings me to my overall point that, in the month of August, there’s almost nothing happening in the sporting world. No rugby, and the Premier League only started this weekend.

"There will never be All-Ireland finals played in September again, but surely the month of August is ripe for the picking. We should have All-Ireland finals on the second and fourth Sunday of August. End of.

"And by the way, spare a thought for camogie and ladies’ football. Attendances at the ladies’ football this year, bar the final, were very disappointing.

"Attendance at the camogie was even worse. What’s the problem? The women, in their wisdom, decided to follow the men’s season. What an own goal."