They may not have made it all the way to Down manager Conor Laverty’s screensaver (yet), but Pat Spillane, Dick Clerkin and Michael are compelled to review some of their early predictions around the provincial championships in this week’s Indo GAA gaelic football podcast.
They analyse how the Mourne men dismantled Jim McGuinness’s Donegal, discuss how kick-outs were a key component in the Connacht championship games -  and what you might expect from the fixtures this weekend.
They also expand on how ticket prices may have had a part to play in some of the sparsely populated stands over the weekend, and the fallout around The Tailteann Cup draw.
Let us know your thoughts or fire in questions to indogaapodcast@independent.ie The Indo GAA podcast is sponsored by AIB.

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