New handpass blame game erupts

GAA authorities remained steadfast last night that they’re not for turning on the controversial new handpass regulations in gaelic football, despite a tidal wave of criticism in the wake of Sunday’s three Championship games.

Croke Park and provincial chiefs were under siege yesterday with leading managers and players warning that the handpass laws passed at Congress would “destroy the football championship.”

But stunned officials insist the rule will not be revisited and, as the blame game escalated last night, suggested that county boards and team management had been slow in passing on the changes to their players – or had been caught unawares by the changes.