All-Ireland football final

Sir, – Sean Moran ("Hard for neutrals to care as football gets stuck in the system", September 23rd) writes: "For All-Ireland winners, the end justifies the means – for everyone else it's just hard going".

Mr Moran’s candid salience surely rings true throughout the land.

The handball/football hybrid that is now passed off as Gaelic football is a frustrating one for the genuine supporter, spectator and true footballer alike.

Tactical systems are okay in moderation, but the extreme, contorted, claustrophobic versions in so many matches these days surely leave much to be desired. – Yours, etc,

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JIM COSGROVE,

Chapel Street,

Lismore,

Co Waterford.