General agreement on decision to cancel Galway-Sligo quarter-final

OTHER than Sligo expressing opposition to their minor re-fixture being brought back to Galway on Saturday, there was general agreement yesterday on the decision to call off the Connacht SFC quarter-final between Galway and Sligo in Pearse Stadium because of the condition of the pitch.

The call to postpone the game, by referee Pat McEnaney in consultation with provincial secretary John Prenty, was made minutes after the minor game between the counties had been abandoned at half-time.

Sligo minor manager Pat Conway said he would be asking the county board to object to them having to play Galway again at the same venue next Saturday at 3.30, with the senior game timed for 5pm. “We were only two points down at half-time against a gale-force wind and we were very happy and positive until the game was called off,” he said.