'CLEAR' TO SEE THAT IT'S NOT BEST FORMAT

John Cleary feels the short turnaround between games in the All-Ireland series is unfair on players.

- BY STEPHEN BARRY

But it's a problem he's delighted to have after Cork snapped their three-game losing streak to eliminate Roscommon in Portlaoise on Saturday.

The Rebels now face a seven-day turnaround to the preliminary quarter-finals. If they win that, it's another one-week reset for an All-Ireland quarter-final.

“We'll take it. It's better than an eight-month turnaround,” Cork boss Cleary said. “That's the conundrum in the system. We go next week, and then you have to go to a quarter-final the following week. It’s probably not fair on amateur players.