Fermanagh captain claims own officials wanted them beaten

FERMANAGH captain Barry Owens has sensationally claimed there were county board officials wishing the team were going to be beaten by London in last Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier.

Thu, 30 Jun, 2011 - 01:00
John Fogarty

The Teemore man believes there are individuals in key GAA positions in the county who were delighted with their own county’s downfall in Ruislip.

“It is a sad state of affairs when you have people in the county board hoping you are going to be beat,” he told the Fermanagh Herald yesterday.

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