McCarthy says football threat deepens crisis

CORK hurling manager Gerald McCarthy has admitted the decision of the county’s senior footballers to support the striking hurlers has deepened the crisis in the Rebel County.

McCarthy said: “The situation is regrettable. I don’t think it should have happened this way but that’s the way things are. It’s all very sad and deepens the crisis quite a bit.”

Conor Counihan’s footballers indicated they will go on strike after the NFL if a successful resolution is not found by then to the current impasse.