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Postponements during the inter-county championship season are more than possible, according to Feargal McGill, GAA director of Player, Club and Game Administration.
McGill, speaking on RTÉ’s Saturday Sport, said such postponements would depend on the available window, while also indicating that seizures were a more likely option during the Allianz Leagues.
“It’s more of a probability than a possibility. It is very likely that if a county cannot fulfill a game, we will have to move on,” McGill said.
“We are very much looking forward to the 2020 competitions being completed in 2020. That may not be possible, but for the moment we believe it will be possible.”
“That is the position we are in. It is not going to be easy, make no mistake about it. There will be times, I have no doubt, where the counties will not have two or three players available to them.”
“If we have 13 days between a given round, say the Leinster or Munster Championship and the next round, we will consider postponements. That will come down to the particular circumstances between each game.
“If there is a major issue before an all-Ireland semi-final or final, we will also consider postponements in those circumstances.”
McGill also confirmed that the GAA has yet to receive an official request for a postponement from Fermanagh for next Sunday’s Division 2 clash with Clare, but expects one to come.
Erne County has had limited access to its players due to a series of Covid-19 cases on the team and other players who were forced to isolate themselves after being considered close contacts.
“I think it is highly unlikely that we will grant postponements in the Allianz Leagues.
Even if an official request for postponement comes in, McGill said it will likely be rejected.
“I think it is highly unlikely that we will grant postponements in the Allianz Leagues.”
He also said that all Allianz League matches would be played behind closed doors even if current rules allow 400 people, including essential match personnel, to attend matches in Northern Ireland.
McGill said a decision will be made “in the next few days” to allow fans to attend championship games if regulations allow.
“Crowds are allowed in the north, I’m not sure if that will still be the position, but we have taken the position that for the Allianz Leagues they will be behind closed doors regardless of whether they are in the north or south.”
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