Mickey Harte hopes remedial work will fix slippery Croke Park surface

Mickey Harte has expressed concern over the quality of the Croke Park playing surface ahead of tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Armagh.

Players frequently experienced difficulty in keeping their feet on certain sections of the pitch during last weekend’s games over Saturday and Sunday. Part of the pitch had been re-laid just days earlier, following a U2 concert.

“It seems to be that there was excessive slipping from players than you wouldn’t normally expect,” said the Tyrone boss.