Éire Óg players pull out of Wicklow county teams

A mammoth problem has landed on the desk of Wicklow’s new football manager before he starts work, following the decision of Éire Óg’s players to withdraw from both county teams next year.

The Greystones players have taken this drastic action to vent their anger over the way they were treated 10 days ago by being fixed to play vital championship matches in the penultimate stages of the football and hurling championships within 24 hours of each other.

Now Kerryman John Evans will have to use all his diplomatic and persuasive skills if he is to entice Stephen Kelly, Darren Hayden, and Daniel Woods to come back on side.