Talty blasts capital switch call

FORMER Galway midfielder Brian Talty has blasted Dublin secretary John Costello’s proposal that is seeking to force players who switch to clubs in the capital to also change their inter-county allegiances.

Costello has suggested the idea as a method to halt the increasing number of inter-county players who are joining clubs in Dublin, a trend that has generated fierce controversy. But his plans have not found favour with Talty, who has a long association with the Dublin club Parnells.

“It’s a stupid proposal. There is an unwritten rule where country players aren’t allowed to play for the Dublin footballers. The hurlers will take country lads but not the footballers.