Wallace slams ex-GAA players’ negativity

Offaly football manager Stephen Wallace has hit out at the negativity of recently retired inter-county players, accusing them of “throwing stones” at former teammates.

Tipperary’s Kieran Bergin, Clare’s Brendan Bugler and Joe Sheridan of Meath have been critical of the growing commitment asked of inter-county players, with 28-year old goalkeeper Paddy O’Rourke, who walked away from the Meath camp last November, adding his voice to the debate last week.

“How can you justify training five or six nights per week for eight or nine months of the year, without a realistic chance of winning anything?” O’Rourke told the AIB GAA blog.