"They are in play now and we have to go with it"
December 15, 2018
Fermanagh manager Rory Gallagher speaks to his players.
©INPHO/James Crombie.
Fermanagh boss Rory Gallagher says he will be approaching the new experimental rules for football with “an open mind”.
The Ernesiders and Ulster University will officially get the 2019 Dr McKenna Cup underway this afternoon when they cross swords in Derrygonnelly at 1pm and while it seems he’s not a fan of a couple of the new rules being trialled, Gallagher is ready to get on with the task at hand at this stage.
“I think you have to try and approach it with an open mind, that’s what is laid in front of us,” he is quoted saying by The Impartial Reporter.
“There are number of them which are inconsequential like the sin binning and the kick outs. I don’t see them having a massive impact.
“I think the mark is going to be difficult to implement and I would have preferred if they stuck to the original of kicking from outside the 45 to inside the 21. I think they have made it hard on themselves and it will be open to interpretation.
“When it comes to the hand pass I find it strange that they are going ahead with it given 96 percent of the players were against it. But look they are in play now and we have to go with it.”
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