Sharing his thoughts on the "dinosaurs" making decisions within the GAA, the former Irish international Damien Duff was both applauded and criticised for his outspoken remarks. Concerning the ongoing decision whether or not to allow Páirc Uí Chaoimh be used for a charity football match in memory of Liam Miller, Dundalk's Stephen Kenny has now weighed into the conversation too.
Writing in his pre-match programme notes ahead of Dundalk's Europa League clash against AEK Larnanca, Kenny is of the opinion that Duff allowed the Association off lightly in his criticism:
When Damien Duff called the GAA committee dinosaurs he was doing dinosaurs a disservice in a situation that has angered GAA greats like Billy Morgan and Dave Berry.
Likening the current situation in which Miller's family are "being treated without dignity by the GAA authorities in Cork," Kenny likened the situation to that which Arsenal's Mesut Ozil revealed earlier in the week.
A World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, Ozil believed he had to remove himself from the national team set amid claims that he had been racial discriminated as a result of his Turkish background.
While the majority of those concerned with the ongoing effort to avail of a Páirc Uí Chaoimh for the charity event share these thoughts in principle, the nature of these disparaging comments from Stephen Kenny will likely provoke a reaction within the wider GAA community.
Stephen Kenny’s not sitting on any fences tonight. Says Damien Duff was doing dinosaurs a disservice with his comments! pic.twitter.com/sVBnaQgF97
— Caoimhín Reilly (@CaoimhinReilly) July 26, 2018
