Dummy teams are a fool’s errand, says Fitzmaurice

Eamonn Fitzmaurice doesn’t agree with the practice of naming dummy teams ahead of big games because he feels it’s unfair on players.

“Every manager is entitled to do what he wants to gain that edge,” Fitzmaurice said.

“What I would say is, quoting the example of Kieran Donaghy, I felt it would be very unfair if we named him in the team, if the team came out on a Thursday night and then for Friday and Saturday he was trying to avoid everyone.