Nugent: ‘We need more refs or games face postponement’

ARMAGH secretary Patrick Óg Nugent has warned that a shortage of referees could prevent the Orchard county completing its league programme in 2011.

Writing in his report to Sunday’s annual convention, he warns that a situation which has been getting ‘steadily worse’ in recent years has now reached a critical stage.

He said: “There is a possibility that at some point in 2011 there will not be enough referees to cover all league matches, which will result in postponement of games.”