The Irish Independent and the Star were thinking along the same lines this morning when reporting Kerry manager Jack O’Connor’s diatribe against the GAA disciplinary system and the obligatory criticism of the ‘meedja’.
‘JackLash’ is the headline on both papers’ back pages as O’Connor launched a verbal assault against the GAA for what he deemed to be unfair singling out of Kerry players Tomás Ó Sé and Paul Galvin, who will both miss afternoon’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Down.
“It’s ironic that two Kerry players are the main recipients of GAA justice this year when there are a lot of things going on in other games,†said the Kingdom boss, who also believes that members of the fourth estate reserve special criticism for the green and gold for the simple reason that they want to see an end to Kerry’s success.
“When you’re on the road as long as we are, a lot of people want to see the back of you for the simple reason that they want a new story. I mean what can be new about Kerry that hasn’t been written? Some people are just waiting for our demise,†he added.
All of this morning’s sports pages also carry pictures of a dejected David Gillick, who finished in a disappointing fifth place in the final of the men’s 400 metre final in Barcelona last night. Under the slightly confusing headline, ‘Gillick-ed’, the Sun carry quotes from the Dubliner, who was “absolutely gutted beyond wordsâ€.
“That was my chance of getting on the podium, my chance of getting a medal, all that type of stuff, but that’s all gone out the window now,†he said.
