Larry Tompkins lambasts state of football

Cork legend Larry Tompkins has offered a damning assessment of the modern game, labelling it “cotton wool football” and calling for an urgent overhaul.

The former All-Ireland winning captain was speaking in the context of Sunday’s Allianz football league final which he predicted to be a pragmatic affair.

He said that both Cork and Dublin are more defensively minded this year following scarring defeats in 2014 and are likely to play counter attacking games once again.