Crisis, what crisis? Galway chairman blasts Silke

THE chairman of Galway football board has denied there is a crisis in the county and he has hit out at former All-Ireland-winning captain Ray Silke for claiming that there is trouble in the camp.

John Joe Holleran said he was ‘disappointed’ at comments made by Silke on the Irish Examiner sports blog this week to the effect that the departure of Kieran Fitzgerald and Niall Coleman was indicative of unrest in the county.

Former All-Star Fitzgerald has pulled out of Tomás Ó Flatharta’s squad because of a persistent hamstring problem while Coleman, a self-employed carpenter, said he needed to concentrate on work commitments.