Sligo offer Kildare a lifeline with re-fixture plan

SLIGO have offered an olive branch to Kildare in the controversy that has erupted over their league game, when Sligo, rather than the victorious Lily-whites, were awarded the points for a discrepancy in the team-sheet.

Sligo chairman Joe Queenan wrote to the Games Administration Committee last week, saying Sligo would be willing to participate in a re-fixture in Markevicz Park. Results since the game have made the docked points crucial to a struggling Kildare side.

“It is something we have put on the table. Of course, it is out of our hands now. It is whatever Croke Park decide to do,” said Queenan. The Kildare county board have written to the GAC asking for their case to be heard.