Tipp shirt sponsor deal in limbo

TIPPERARY secretary Tim Floyd has conceded the county senior footballers could open their Allianz League Division Three campaign this weekend without a jersey sponsor.

The Premier County official confirmed sponsorship talks have reached “a stalemate” and he hasn’t ruled out the possibility of the All-Ireland champion hurlers lining out with no shirt backer against Kilkenny in Thurles on Saturday week.

Asked about John Evans’ footballers wearing non-commercial jerseys against Limerick this weekend, Floyd said: “There is a possibility.