Paudie Butler slams Sunday Game pundits’ ‘dehumanising’ approach

The dehumanising of players and match officials by Sunday Game panellists has no place in the GAA, according to Paudie Butler.

The former director of hurling, during his keynote speech at Saturday’s Games Development conference in Croke Park, said the criticism of players by television pundits is “way out of line” and overshadowing the matches themselves. “I think the criticism is way out of line. It has no place in our association. I cannot see a purpose in it,” said Butler.

“Michael O’Hehir or Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh never said a derogatory word about a player in 70 years.