Kilkenny football in more turmoil

Kilkenny’s footballers could be forced to quit the British championship as they are struggling to field a team.

After opting out of the league, only six players turned out for training for the championship in June and forced Football Board chairman, Tom ‘Cloney’ Brennan to lament at a county board meeting: “The response from clubs is diabolical.”

The board’s reaction was one of shock, especially as GAA President Liam O’Neill had put in a big effort to accommodate the Cats in the British championship so they wouldn’t be without inter-county competition.