Dubs deny Nixon cold shoulder

DUBLIN manager Pat Gilroy has denied the allegation that he threatened to axe four young footballers from the county squad for this weekend’s NFL game against Mayo if they attended an AFL trial camp in Meath earlier this week.

Rory O’Carroll, James McCarthy, Paddy Andrews and Cian O’Sullivan all failed to take up invitations to Ricky Nixon’s get-together in Gormanston College and a source at the camp pointed the finger of blame at Gilroy.

“Nobody asked me if they could go to any camp,” said the St Vincent’s clubman. “I’ve no problem with it. If a fella wants to go to a camp, he can go to a camp. If a fella wants to give that game a go, it’s really none of my business.