Holmes: Feeney loss harsh but not decisive

Pat Holmes admitted losing Castlebar Mitchels’ “spiritual leader” Richie Feeney to an early black card was a major setback yesterday.

He queried the decision so early in the game, but refused to put the defeat down to his automatic substitution, acknowledging they were bested by a stronger side.

“They’re a quality team and we knew that coming into the game today and we had to play to the best of our ability and everything had to go right for us.