January All-Ireland final is 'hard to get the head around'
January 17, 2020
Ballyhale Shamrocks' TJ Reid with fans. ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne.
TJ Reid isn't keen on the idea of playing the All-Ireland club finals in January.
The finals have been brought forward from St Patrick's Day to the third Sunday in January this year, while the GAA's long-term aim is to have the All-Ireland club championships completed in the same calendar year.
“It’s just a change. It’s different. It’s not the same day. It’s not St Patrick’s Day. St Patrick’s Day brought that hype. For me, I love St Patrick’s Day because for me, that represents the grassroots of the GAA," the Ballyhale sharpshooter told the Irish Daily Mirror ahead of Sunday's showdown with Borris-Ileigh.
“The GAA is your club. And for me, even if we weren’t playing, you’d always know what’s going on on St. Patrick’s Day. It’s club All-Ireland day.
“It’s great to have that unique feeling about it. Yeah, it’s January. It’s an All-Ireland final in January. That’s hard to get the head around.”
