TYRONE CO-MANAGER Brian Dooher has not ruled out a return to the All-Ireland SFC for the Ulster champions.
Red Hand chiefs today stated they were not in a position to face Kerry in a semi-final showdown next weekend.
The GAA had already pushed the tie back by a week as Tyrone battled with a Covid outbreak within the squad and staff.
“That’s ultimately Croke Park’s decision, that’s not our decision,” Dooher told Off The Ball this afternoon when asked about the possibility of Tyrone ultimately taking to the pitch in the last-four clash.
“The decision we made today was due to the medical advice from an eminent person, and eminent people, that gave us this report on the state of play on our panel. We had to make the decision based on player welfare and that’s where we are at the minute.”
Kerry have this evening released a statement from chairman Tim Murphy on the matter.
“We became aware of today’s announcement by Tyrone GAA at the same time as everyone else. Subsequently the GAA has issued a statement which indicates their intention to meet and issue a response.
“When this response is made known, Kerry GAA will be in a position to issue a further statement on the matter.”
Croke Park bosses will now consider whether to proceed without the northern county –with Kerry receiving a bye to play either Dublin or Mayo in the final — or delay the championship yet further, given all the knock-on effects that entails.
“I think it is time ultimately that the experts in that area should talk to each another, from Croke Park and from Tyrone GAA and see what’s the right thing to do by these players,” Dooher said when asked about another week’s grace from the Association.
“These players have put in a hell of an effort this year in a very challenging environment, and it is disappointing that it has come to this to take away an opportunity to play in All-Ireland semi-final.”
“We’ll ask the GAA to look at it again surely,” he continued, “but we are talking about the GAA’s decision at the end of the day and we respect that. It’s just we just had to make this decision today from a player welfare point of view. And I suppose we didn’t want to get here but we had to make the decision based on player welfare.”
And this my friends……..
@Ray Ridge: Gave you a thumbs up Ray, cos I get a bit of craic outta you.
Anyway, if Liverpool win tomorrow, one more win very likely do it.
@ecrowley ecrowley: if only equalling arsenal’s results till they run out of games,so be it, tomorrow and next weekend the handiest of what’s left,two wins and I might lay of the anxiety tablets.
@Deano74: Ah it’s defo done pal, but I’d like it confirmed sooner than later.
@ecrowley ecrowley: I know,it’s like waiting on a bus,you know it’s coming,but you just want it here.
@Deano74: exactamundo
@ecrowley ecrowley: hope Ray doesn’t support Liverpool!?
@Deano74: Can you give them to me
@Tom Murphy: Arsenal fan i think
@Ray Ridge: friends???
@ecrowley ecrowley: Tbh I don’t Liverpool need to win another game in order to lift the trophy.
@SEAN: You’re a great friend of mine Seanie.
If Arsenal wet themselves against Madrid Wednesday night it won’t surprise me one bit.
The league is done and everyone knows it. Liverpool probably don’t even need another point the way Arsenal are going.
Main thing, no injuries ahead of the Madrid game. Pity they couldn’t rest more but it is what it is. Hopefully they played within themselves and are primed for Wednesday.
Hopefully Mbappe can do an Origi on them next Wednesday!
@Dan The Man: Hope arsenal go through
Hardly a slip up in fairness…..
@Paul Linehan: in the context of the title race of course it is. If Liverpool fail to capitalise on it tomorrow that’s an even bigger slip up
@Michael Mullins: what title race? It’s done since end of march.
@Paul Mallon: grand for us to say that here. Doubt that’s what Arteta is telling them before matches
@Michael Mullins: I’m sure Arsenal have a more realistic target in mind to be bothered by something they blew a long time ago.
Looked as of though the exertions against Real the other night caught up with Arsenal not only physically but mentally and emotionally too. Here’s hoping that they can raise their game again next week in bernabau otherwise they be in for one long long night
@Jed Ward: arsenal score in the 90 mins and it’s well done,at 3 nil it should be,but I seem to vaguely remember a certain side overcome a 3 nil against another Spanish heavy weight,best of luck anyway,enjoy.
@Jed Ward: Arsenal will go through
@SEAN: €1,000 says Real will go through
If Arsenal want CL trophy they’ll have to rest their first 11 regularly now come PL games as pathway to that trophy is probably PSG in semi and most probably Barcelona in the final. Gunners won’t half deserve trophy if they can put out Madrid and also those teams.
Same old arsenal
How poor are this Arsenal side
@james quinn: Apparently Arsenal have spent 1.4 billion since 2017. Klopp lifted how many trophies with about 1/30th of that budget and assisted Slot with another!
@Dan The Man: Yep. With City in a title race, Liverpool were winning nearly every game after xmas and twice came up 1 point short getting the likes of 97 points. With Arsenal u just know they can’t put a string of wins together. They needn’t use Europe as an excuse. Klopp won a Champions League and still got close to 100 points. Levels to this game.
@james quinn: Still poor enough to beat the champions league winner 3 zip
@Dan The Man: klopps net spend was roughly just shy of 350 million,in 9 years, Artetas net spend is roughly 540 million in five years.