If ever the much-maligned provincial series needed a shot in the arm, it is now and Tyrone and Monaghan delivered a classic encounter at O’Neills Healy Park in Omagh on Sunday.
The fact that just over 10,000 were in attendance to watch the game live says a lot about the state of the provincial series and the sense of confusion surrounding the new Championship format.
Many have suggested that the provincial Championships are more than a little diluted by the new format as the likes of Tyrone and Mayo will be at the same stage of the All-Ireland series as the teams who fight out the provincials finals next month.
