Brudair: Missing McGrath Cup no big deal

New Limerick football manager John Brudair doesn’t believe his side are at a disadvantage by skipping this year’s McGrath Cup.

Limerick, along with Clare, Tipperary and Waterford, withdrew from the competition as a protest against the Munster Council’s decision to seed Cork and Kerry in the provincial football championship. As a result, Limerick’s first competitive game under the new ‘black card’ rules will be the Allianz NFL opener against Sligo on February 2.

With challenge games lined up each weekend during January, though, Brudair feels Limerick will cope with not playing in the McGrath Cup.