Leitrim star, Emlyn Mulligan, has hit out at the county board.
The 2014 skipper criticised the decision made at the county convention asking teams to abandon overnight stays as a cost-cutting exercise.
And Mulligan, who heads off in February for a bout of travelling and football in Boston, told Newstalk how he felt about the idea.
“It’s obviously irritating. When I became captain last year, you try to lift the standards and make it as professional as you can. When you hear little things like this – it doesn’t happen anywhere else and it’s very annoying to hear about it.
“I just hope some of the lads on the team stand up to that because they deserve a lot better for the effort they’re putting in.”
The forward hinted at his frustrations last month when he confirmed he wouldn’t be playing in 2015 for the county.
“It is no harm to get a bit of a break from competitive football,” he said. “Over the years I’ve put so much into football. The saying goes that ‘you get out of it what you put into it’ and I don’t really feel that. I’ve been putting a lot into the game and not getting much out of it.”
UPDATE: The Leitrim Co Board have issued a statment on the issue of overnight stays this evening
The Management Committee of Leitrim GAA wishes to point out in relation to recent media reports and comments regarding overnight stays for the county’s teams in 2015, that in the normal consultation process between Team Managements and the County Management Committee where it is deemed necessary and is in the best interests of the teams concerned, such overnight stays will be catered for. While being committed to getting the best possible value from fundraising and endeavouring to keep within budgetary restraints, Leitrim GAA is categorically committed to the best possible preparation of its county teams into 2015 and beyond.
