Crossmaglen Rangers reached the semi finals of the Armagh senior football championship in farcical fashion tonight. Their opponents, Dromintee, were massively depleted due a wedding - their team was so makeshift that three of them took the field wearing jeans.
It is not known whether the three in question chose to start the match in denim out of genuine protest or the fact that they have not worn shorts in public since 1989. It was not the first time we've seen streetwear on the GAA field. Far from it.
The game finished 1-8 to 0-0. Unsurprisingly, the county board's decision to proceed with the 'contest' on the night prokoved some scathing criticism on social media.
Bizarre #ArmaghSFC game tonight,as 3 Dromintee players wore jeans vCrossmaglen! Sought a switch over players wedding. pic.twitter.com/oi17x8S5Zd
— Des Cahill (@sportsdes) September 19, 2014
Some intense match photos! #ArmaghSFC pic.twitter.com/jgoUT32cDu
— Manus Loughran (@manusloughran) September 19, 2014
1/3 Disappointing lack of common sense from @Armagh_GAA CCC to ignore @drominteegac representations for fixture accommodation this weekend — Aidan O'Rourke (@AidanORourke) September 19, 2014
3/3 simple logic could have helped all. No blame with opponents. reality is we will be significantly weakened & may struggle to field Friday
— Aidan O'Rourke (@AidanORourke) September 19, 2014
2/3 Players, coaches & communities are now expected to choose between representing their club & supporting friends & teammates whenever — Aidan O'Rourke (@AidanORourke) September 19, 2014
@TonyMcEntee might stop county boards treating club players like second class citizens
— ciaran corrigan (@ciarancorrigan) September 19, 2014
@PhilipJordan7 @manusloughran Would their be a [possibility of getting @ONeills1918 to put in an order for Dromintee replica jeans? — Galvin Early (@GalvinEarly) September 19, 2014
@PhilipJordan7 @maceyebrow @manusloughran just think if ya paid in to it
— Damian McCullough (@d_mc_cullough) September 19, 2014
via TheScore
