Barr: Refs making football for ‘pansies’

FORMER Dublin defender Keith Barr has raised serious concerns about the level of manliness being permitted in Gaelic football after Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 and 2 finals.

The 1995 All-Ireland winner fears the game is becoming too sanitised after witnessing several shoulder tackles he believed were legitimate being punished by referees.

“I hope we’re not turning our game into a game for pansies,” said Barr. “There were a lot of fantastic shouldering in both games on Sunday. They were legally and properly executed and the referees blew up on them.