Paddy Tally admits Down 'hadn't a leg to stand on' after training breach

The Mourne manager said the gathering to distribute training programmes was "quite innocent" and that the PSNI "didn’t have any issue with what we were doing"

Down manager Paddy Tally said the gathering to distribute training programmes was 'quite innocent'. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Down manager Paddy Tally says being seen as a "lawbreaker" and an "enemy of the public" isn’t fun and admits he has sympathy for the other managers similarly punished for Covid-19 regulation breaches.

Tally was hit with a 12-week suspension, later reduced to eight, after his players convened in Newry in early January against GAA regulations.