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Flanagan Rails Against Basketball Style Game

Wednesday, 28 August 2024 14:59

The Caulry manager oversaw an impressive win against Tang last weekend.

Caulry's manager Pat Flanagan wants to change how football is being played in the modern day.

The former Offaly and Westmeath senior football boss says the game is "more like basketball", and he's intent on increasing the pace of games his club's involved in.

Caulry picked up just their first win of their Westmeath championship campaign last weekend with a 1-14 to 1-6 victory over Tang.

Flanagan says he has the players to play direct football:

Listen to his review of the game with Midlands 103's Gerry Russell here:

Elsewhere the county champions came through a repeat of last year's championship final, with a 1-7 to 0-8 victory over Coralstown Kinnegad.

The remaining results in the senior championship are as follow:

St Malachy’s 1-10 Shandonagh 0-8

Mullingar Shamrocks 2-9 The Downs 0-9

Athlone 0-11 Tyrrellspass 2-5 (draw)

Moate All Whites 2-9 Killucan 1-9

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