The Cork Hurling Impasse

**RMDrive** Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:41 am

Looks like there will be no help from Croke Park either. Sort it out yourselves lads!!

GAA decide to sidestep Cork row

A brief statement from the GAA last night confirmed that in recent days Croke Park had been in contact with the various parties – manager Gerald McCarthy, the county board and the striking 2008 panel members. However, nothing substantial nor even hopeful came of this.

The GAA stated: “Having listened carefully to their respective views on the matter, Croke Park acknowledges that all parties recognise that the current situation is not in the best interests of Cork hurling and have a shared desire to see the matter resolved.

“However, having reflected on their stated positions, Croke Park is regretfully of the view that there is no apparent meaningful role for Central Council at this time.”

Earlier yesterday, GAA president Nickey Brennan admitted that Croke Park’s intervention was always going to be limited, and that it “touched the fringes” of the crisis. While his frustration was clear to see, Brennan was still hopeful that the establishment of a new GAA player charter would go some way towards avoiding such extreme conflicts in the future.

He said: “The players’ charter is still in process, and close to completion. I would certainly see that as a help. And I’d hope we’d have a draft for Management Committee on February 14th.”

Meanwhile, it is hoped the potential football crisis in Offaly over certain players’ lack of confidence in manager Richie Connor can be averted this weekend when county board chairman Pat Teehan meets the entire panel to find out their grievances.

Teehan met Connor yesterday, but as a number of players have already announced their intention not to return to the set-up as long as Connor is in charge, it remains to be seen whether he can continue in the position.

O’Byrne Cup defeats to Dublin and Carlow followed by last weekend’s opening league defeat to Roscommon have raised serious question marks over Offaly’s form, although Connor pronounced himself totally surprised that certain players had decided to opt out of the panel.

With the county under-21s, who are managed by Connor’s selectors Ollie Daly and Mark Plunkett, set to play this Saturday against Westmeath, Teehan has agreed not to meet the players until after that game. A further statement is then expected.

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**SamiPremier08** Thu Feb 05, 2009 4:17 pm

seems that all that came to nothing though according to RTE.ie

**Joethedoc** Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:22 pm

Them cork people would want to cope on the players are for playing on the field and the manager is for managing stupid to try to change that and everyone is few up hearing about it now

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