The GAA are right to have a firm stance and avoid changing Saturday night's three championship fixtures despite a clash with the Champions League final, according to former Down star Marty Clarke. The GAA are right to have a firm stance and avoid changing Saturday night's three championship fixtures despite a clash with the Champions League final, according to former Down star Marty Clarke. Marty Clarke believes GAA should not back down from firm stance over clash with Champions League finalClarke acknowledges that Liverpool's involvement in the Kiev decider against Real Madrid (7.45) will significantly impact attendances but the former All-Star attacker has commended the GAA's decision to stand firm. He was half-forward on the team that defeated Donegal in the 2014 All-Ireland final and featured again in the final against Dublin a year later. It is not clear if Buckley, who made his Kerry championship debut in 2012 as a substitute against Cork, will return in 2019.

Source: Irish Independent May 23, 2018 01:35 UTC