Penalties in a HQ final is a total non-starter

PENALTIES to decide an All Ireland final? No, no, no!

This possible scenario is the only serious reservation l have for what will be, in a nutshell, the most stupendous Christmas.

Let’s tease this out. Why can’t we have a replay on the Wednesday before Christmas Day?

Think about it. The buzz, the excitement would be palpable from the reduced crowd of 21,000 - or the maximum 42,000, if the two metre social distancing rule becomes one.

Let Croke Park cover the players’ wages and expenses - they wouldn’t mind another game before Santa Claus comes to town.

But imagine being the player who misses the penalty that costs his county the All-ireland title? It doesn’t bear thinking about.