With nothing but club action on at the minute it's hardly surprising that GAA discussion in the papers has reverted to its annual series of debate around reforming the rules.
In today's Sunday Independent Colm O'Rourke is calling for a change to the handpass rule - as he has been doing since Shakespeare was a baby - while his RTÉ colleague Joe Brolly has been reflecting on the standard of refereeing at the Rugby World Cup.
Brolly is adamant that the GAA must follow suit and introduce their own version of the TMO. In fact, he cites referees' chief Pat McEnaney as someone who told him just days ago that it's 'a no-brainer.'
The Derryman tells the story of the 2010 All-Ireland semi-final which was settled by an infamous Benny Coulter goal that should have been penalised for a square ball. McEnaney was refereeing that day and his brother Banty can remember the moment clearly:
I know the umpire at the left post so I rand him on the mobile straight away to tell him it was a square ball but he never answered. I met him the next day and he said 'I had a missed call from you, Seamus?'
A Brolly points out, a TMO in that situation would have helped out McEnaney in many ways, 'Quite apart from the fact that it would substantially cut down on his brother's mobile phone bills.'
In his piece he details how it would come as next to no extra cost to the GAA and in this instance it's hard to argue with Brolly's assertion.
