Sound judgment could avoid another embarrassing U-turn

It goes without saying that the most remarkable line from last Friday’s GAA statement concerning their initial decision to say no to the Liam Miller charity soccer game at Páirc Uí Chaoimh was the admission they had sought legal advice to substantiate their point.

That they did so would have perfectly understandable but to publicise it was an error that only exacerbated the situation.

But what was almost as significant was the first line: “The GAA is prohibited in rule from hosting games other than those under the control of the Association in its stadia and grounds.”