Waterford laud Longford move on neutral venue

WATERFORD GAA secretary Seamus Grant yesterday lauded the decision of the Longford County Board to agree to concede home advantage and play Saturday's All-Ireland football qualifier against the Decies in Portlaoise.

However, while the Waterford official is relieved that a possible boycott of the game by his players has been averted, he said the county board officers remain both angry and disappointed with the handling of the situation by the Games Administration Committee.

"We should never have been put in a situation where our players would be prepared to withdraw their services for the game after it was fixed for the Longford venue on the toss of a coin, ''Grant said.