Potts in plea to player critics

GAA fans have been asked to think twice before making hard hitting personal criticisms of players as the football and hurling championships gravitate towards Croke Park and the levels of expectation increase.

An escalating supply of coverage and the advent of social media have multiplied the focus on players and teams in recent years while prompting debates as to the level of inspection with which amateur players should reasonably have to contend with.

The message has yet to reach everybody.