Saturday 8 March 2008

Cork strike again!

Well, they're nothing if not consistent in Cork.
Just weeks after the county's senior hurler and footballers withdrew their services from the county scene until they got the football manager sacked, Cork's schoolchildren won't be taking part in the half-time exhibition games this year in protest against a change in format.
Croke Park had decided to do away with 15-a-side games during the mini games in favour of the nine or ten player format being encouraged by the association across the board at the younger levels.
This shift was too much for the body responsible for primary school games in the Rebel County, Sciath na Scoil Corcaigh, and so in true Leeside tradition they are not for playing.
They shouldn't worry though, given how the authorities 'cracked' down on the county's seniors, Croke Park will probably give them a medal the size of a bin lid in recognition of their contribution to the GAA.

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