ANOTHER

weekend of broadcasters, media, and supporters being duped by dummy teams, Dublin and Donegal firing the latest shots in the phoney war. Director General Páraic Duffy (right) has been a long-time critic, lending his support to the notion of any change made after a Thursday morning deadline counting as an actual substitution from the six allowed. With teams training though on the Thursday and Friday nights before weekend games, and with every chance of some of these players picking up a genuine knock or coming down with something to question their participation, that’s largely impractical. Just apply the same rule to when counties officially announce their selection, which is usually on those nights in question. That would give far more credence to the listed teams.