Galway County Board insists player discontent came as total shock

Chairman Noel Treacy said that Galway hurlers did not raise any discontent until two of them came forward after the players’ representatives had earlier delivered a positive report on the year.

Treacy said that he was shocked to discover that there were issues with the management as none had been raised by the players in their dialogue with GAA officers.

But one delegate told last night’s annual Galway convention that “every dog in the street” knew there were issues between the players and manager Anthony Cunningham long before the county committee said they became aware of them in early October.