BRIGHT IDEA…Kevin Cassidy wants to see the sun shining on club fixtures

GAELIC Life columnist Kevin Cassidy has suggested that August and September football should belong to the clubs, not the counties.

Writing in today’s newspaper, Cassidy out-lines a new Championship structure that, he believes, would help take the club games away from the muck and the gutters.

“Why should club players be told that their championships won’t be played during the summer months?

“At the minute most club players will play their most important competition during October and November in muddy pitches with the rain battering off their faces.”

The full column can be read in today’s Gaelic Life, available in shops now or online here.