Gaelic football is fast losing its appeal as a spectator sport, according to Oisin McConville.

Reflecting on yesterday's all-Ulster semi-final, the Armagh All-Ireland winner expressed his concern for the future of the big ball code.

"It's very difficult for supporters to get involved in a game," he lamented on RTÉ Radio's Morning Ireland.

"A lot of lateral passing across the field. Fans are zoning out. It's very difficult to get a top class game.

"I was at the Limerick-Cork hurling semi-final and it's alarming the difference in excitement and atmosphere."

The Crossmaglen clubman went on to claim that Mayo's absence from the business end this year is to the detriment of the Sam Maguire Cup race.

"It's only now you realise just how much Mayo brought to the table.

"They were the team that could challenge Dublin physically. They matched up man-to-man. I don't see any other team that can do that."

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