Pat Spillane isn’t buying into the notion that Gaelic football is in rude health after Monaghan and Tyrone served up a classic Ulster SFC encounter last Sunday week.

Writing in his Sunday World column, the Kerry legend dismissed it as a one-off game and was sticking to his assertion that football has become ‘boring and predictable’.

“Afterwards we heard phrases like ‘What’s wrong with Gaelic football? ‘Who said Gaelic football was boring and predictable?’ ‘The Ulster championship never disappoints’ being bandied about,” he said.

“So, I can’t help but adopt my grumpy George Hook persona and reiterate his famous comment ‘hold the horses and back up the caravan for the second.’ Modern day football IS boring and predictable.

“As for the Ulster championship never disappointing, the first two games in the 2023 series featured a nine-point win for Armagh over Antrim while Derry beat Fermanagh by 12 points.

“So, let’s have a reality check. Of course, we witnessed a damn good match in Omagh. It provides us with a glimmer of hope. But one swallow never made a summer. I wouldn’t get carried away yet...”

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