Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "Mayo / Galway was a Connaught final so should always draw a decent crowd… Mayo/Cavan was paltry but people have got out of the habit of going now for years because of the dross that was on show… Leinster hurling crowds are decent while not at the same level as Munster I admit… But you haven't addressed my question Flaker… Why the multitude of rule changes if the game wasn't in a dire state…?"