Croker warning for counties ignoring off-season training ban

CROKE PARK has warned it will adopt a far stricter stance in relation to counties flouting the closed season collective training ban.

There have been claims in recent months that county sides at senior, U-21 and minor levels ignored the new rule prohibiting collective training at all three grades for a specified period. But none have faced charges.

The GAA’s central authorities took a deliberate decision this year not to provide for excessive sanctions, hoping that common sense would prevail and that the best interests of the players would take precedence.