Marc Ó Sé feels the credibility of the championship is at risk if the All-Ireland football semi-final between Kerry and Tyrone does not go ahead.

The last four clash at Croke Park was due to take place on Sunday but, due to Covid issues in the Ulster champions’ squad, the GAA delayed the game by six days.

Question marks still remain over the game, with reports of only half the Tyrone squad currently training, and former Kingdom defender Ó Sé told The42 GAA Weekly podcast that he hopes a week will be enough for the Red Hands.

“With the club scene having to be played yet, it’s very difficult (to give them more time). Of course, you’d love to see them being facilitated,” the five-time All-Ireland winner said,

“There’s two ways of looking at this. If you look back there last year at the way Sligo weren’t able to play in the championship and it had to be started, but there’s a case to be made here for the weaker teams. If that was Dublin or Kerry at that stage last year, would they have been thrown out of the championship? You’re the weaker team, you’re looking on at this and it seems as though if it’s Sligo, it’s okay. 

“In fairness to the GAA, they did say if it was in the latter stages of the championship, they would look at things. There’s only two games before the final and in that situation, I do agree that there should be flexibility. It’s been put back a week. Hopefully that’ll be enough for Tyrone.

“You’d love to see this game go ahead, if it doesn’t the championship’s credibility will be at risk.”

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