New rule change fails to leave its mark on managers

Managers were largely unimpressed by the mark after its opening weekend as a permanent rule in inter-county football.

Many were of the mind that it will have little or no effect in the game with Roscommon boss Kevin McStay dismissing it as a “nothing event” and DCU’s Niall Moyna referring to it as “a bit of a pain in the ass for teams”.

“I really can’t see what it’s about,” said McStay. “Anyone who got a mark today played on. Maybe if you were seven points up with five minutes to go, you could slow things down but it will be very hard to get marks at this level. Maybe I’m wrong but we’re not coaching it at the moment.”