Cork Players "Strike" Again

It all started before Christmas when the Cork County Board passed a motion that the football and hurling managers could not pick their own selectors, but that a special 7 man committee would. Due to media coverage and the threat of strike action from Cork players, the County Board met again to discuss the motion and it was passed again emphatically. That should have been the end of it as this was a democratic decision by the County Board which included representives from all clubs.What happened next - both the football and hurling panels went on stike and that is the situation that remains today. The hurling panel rowed in behind the football, even though the motion would not effect the hurling manager Gerald McCarthy, as his selectors are already in place.
The new football manager Teddy Holland, who had his selectors ratified by the new sub-committee, has now said he will not resign following calls from hurler Ben O'Connor. I never realised that Ben O'Connor (in picture)was on the football panel!!
The situation at present is that both the football and hurling panels will remain on strike until the system is changed.
This strike action is a disgrace to the GAA. The decision taken to change the system was taken democratically not once but twice. Teddy Holland and his selectors were appointed democratically. Will we pass all county board decisions to players for review and ratification?
All Cork Players should be given notification of training this weekend. If they do not turn up they should be told that they will never play for Cork again. The county board and selectors should then be given the task of drafting up new panels.
If Cork do not turn out for the start of the football and hurling league they should then be demoted in both.
It's time to stand up to this Bulls**t and not be letting inter county players trying to run the show. It will hit Cork in the short term, but in the long term it is in the interest of the GAA as a whole.