Confirmation from the GAA that the All-Ireland football quarter-finals will as usual take place in Croke Park has been met with frustration by supporters from all over the country.
The inability of games to generate even a half-full Croker is becoming more and more of an issue for the GAA as it undeniably worsens what are supposed to be showpiece games as spectacles.
One need only look at the weekend just gone when despite the customary double-header being utilised, the atmosphere was non-existent for large swathes of Mayo vs Kildare and in particular the opening qualifier tie between Clare and Roscommon.
