Keating irks Tipp GAA chiefs

EX-TIPPERARY boss Babs Keating has received a dressing-down from Tipp GAA chiefs for remarks made by him in his weekly Sunday newspaper column.

Keating rounded on the county board after their defeat to Cork, telling the Sunday Times they were a clique interested only in getting re-elected year after year. He added that former boss Nicky English should have been maintained in an advisory capacity giving his unique relationship with the group of players.

"It was a bad day for Tipperary hurling all-round. I was never at a Tipp championship match in my life where the Tipp crowd was so outnumbered. It must have been three or four to one and once again highlighted the folly of not agreeing to a toss with Cork. Tipp were afraid of going to Páirc Uí Chaoimh but it turned into a home game for Cork anyway," he said.