Monaghan no-show won’t please us, says Bourke

Fingal manager Willie Bourke says he will take no pleasure if they are crowned Division 3A hurling champions by default after Monaghan County Board informed the GAA they will not be fulfilling Sunday’s final fixture.

After a meeting on Monday night, board officials confirmed they won’t be fielding a team as the players have made themselves unavailable.

The panel are in support of Mattie Lennon who stepped down as manager last Friday after the county board scheduled a list of intermediate club fixtures for this evening, the same time as their regular training session and just four days before the final in Tullamore.