Éamonn Fitzmaurice made the suggestion in the wake of comments made by Meath manager Colm O’Rourke.
ALLIANZ LEAGUE SUNDAY panellist Éamonn Fitzmaurice has suggested that removing inter-county pre-season competitions could provide a solution to the Sigerson Cup quandary.
O’Rourke, who has guided his county to back-to-back wins in Division 2, said that the scheduling of the Sigerson Cup is an “abuse of players” and that six of his players are affected by congestion. He also claimed that the college championship should be held at a different time of the year.Fitzmaurice sympathised with O’Rourke’s situation and explained that these player welfare issues are becoming an annual problem.
“They had another great win today, scoring four goals [against Clare] but that balancing act of playing at the weekend and playing a big Sigerson game during the week always crops up at this time of the year.” Éamonn Fitzmaurice and @leeroykeegan on the frustrations felt by inter-county managers concerning the timing of the Sigerson Cup #rtegaa #sigersoncup #AllianzLeagues pic.twitter.com/R6vFkuhhVMNations Analysis Get Murray Kinsella’s exclusive analysis of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign this spring“You can certainly take that viewpoint but particularly in Division 2 where the stakes are so high, the managers want to win games and they want to keep going up the divisions.
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