Jim Gavin questions new 26-man GAA championship panel guide

Jim Gavin took a thinly-veiled swipe at the new championship match regulation which will compel managers to issue a 26-man panel on the Thursday before a game.

No changes can be made to the personnel unless there is an emergency change in goalkeeper and Gavin highlighted his concerns after losing Emmet Ó Conghaile to a late injury before Saturday’s game in Castlebar.

“Unfortunately on Thursday night, Emmet picked up a soft tissue injury. It’s one of the challenges that managers and teams are going to have with this new rule — if you lose a player after Tuesday, you can’t replace him.