Aogán Ó Fearghail backs Cork plan for unlimited subs during senior league competitions

The initiative of the Cork County Board to allow “unlimited” substitutions during this year’s senior league competitions has been welcomed by GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail.

A motion tabled by Ballinhassig at December’s convention to deregulate the six substitutions permitted for all adult league games in the county was green-lighted by Croke Park top-brass last month. Cork chairman Ger Lane is hopeful the initiative will be rolled out in the coming weeks.

The Rochestown Park Hotel Division 1 football league commences this weekend, but Lane explained how “unlimited” substitutions cannot be put into practice until the motion is rubber-stamped by club delegates at the next meeting of the County Board on February 23.