Dublin GAA chief executive John Costello admits he is as apprehensive as he is curious about football's new experimental rules, fearing they may only strengthen the hand of those who "worship at the altar" of the defensive and negative game. And I'd argue certainly that some of the current trial rules won’t either." Costello says there are three of the experimental rules, to be trialled in pre-season and the Allianz Leagues, that he is most apprehensive about. The new 20-metre line rule will have the effect of slowing down restarts and hence slowing down the game. Unsurprisingly Costello resists the argument that Croke Park cannot be considered an appropriate venue for hosting any neutral quarter-final fixture involving Dublin.

Source: Evening echo December 06, 2018 17:26 UTC