Mulvihill wants pick-up outlawed

THE clean pick-up in football should not be introduced to the rules on the basis that it’s potentially dangerous.

GAA Director-General Liam Mulvihill felt compelled to issue this warning in his annual report for Congress.

“I have been surprised at the amount of cases of players ‘diving’ in to try to get possession. My concern would be that if you had two players coming from different directions and diving in for the ball it could cause a very serious injury.