Limerick and Waterford will face off in the All-Ireland final next week, but it will be somewhat of an odd occasion. There will be none of the fanfare that usually accompanies All-Ireland final day, with the game set to be played in front of an empty Croke Park.
Of course, the reasons for doing so are obvious. Large crowds at events of any sort just aren't possible at the moment.
However, some feel that there should be certain exceptions made. While allowing a big number of people into Croke Park can't happen, bringing in a very small crowd into such a large stadium under safe circumstances would seem doable.
The families of the players are the group one would think that an exception could be made for, with Limerick's Tom Morrissey feeling they should be allowed play their part in the big day.
We won a league and a Munster championship and obviously we are hugely privileged and we know we are lucky to play the Championship this year but it was a small bit disappointing that we couldn't have our relatives close to us.
Playing the All-Ireland final next week and after the match again, just such a big moment in our lives and not to have those people that are so important to you at the game and to share those moments in the immediate aftermath of a game.
You go to your family and those people who are with you and supported you all through the years. Not to have them there is disappointing and it would be nice if the GAA - I don't know if they are - could look into maybe getting family there.
I don't think a big stadium like Croke Park, I don't think there is any reason why it couldn't be made possible. You're looking for maybe 500 people in a 82,000 capacity stadium. I know it would mean a whole lot to the players. It would mean a huge amount.
I see over in England this weekend they're going back trialling crowds into sporting games and it's an outdoor arena and I just think it would be nice and it would be safe.
That argument certainly makes a lot of sense, although it currently looks unlikely that an exception will be made.
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