Davy Fitzgerald could use ban to spur his players, says Cillian Buckley

Kilkenny’s Cillian Buckley has suggested that Davy Fitzgerald may view his eight-week suspension as a ‘blessing in disguise’ come the championship.

The Wexford manager has been hit with the proposed ban for encroaching onto the field of play during last weekend’s Allianz League semi-final against Tipperary.

Fitzgerald entered the playing area to remonstrate with referee Diarmuid Kirwan, but ended up shouldering Tipp’s Niall O’Meara and jostling with Jason Forde and was sanctioned under Rule 7.2(c) IIa.