Kerry under-20 boss Tomás Ó Sé calls for weekend date for final against Tyrone

Kerry under-20 football manager Tomás Ó Sé has urged the GAA to do the right thing when it comes to the All-Ireland final against Tyrone, and not to play it on a midweek date.

The Kingdom edged Roscommon at Semple Stadium on Wednesday night, and afterwards, Ó Sé was adamant that the decider deserves a weekend fixture, the Irish Examiner reported.

“I just hope that the GAA do the right thing now, and give the final date the respect it deserves. We had six lads sitting exams today.

"One lad has had to defer it into August because he was due to sit it at 4pm. That’s wrong. They talk about well-being for players, and this shouldn’t be happening,” he stressed.

“It’s an All-Ireland final. You have teams in that final now, from one end of the country to the other end, and there’s going to be a huge amount of travelling, and an overnight.

“That game cannot be played midweek. I don’t know what they’re going to do with it, but they’d want to show a bit of respect to lads, and take that into account.

“Tyrone are an extremely well organised team. They’ll be up for it. There’s no doubt about that. They are the kings of under-20 football in Ireland over the last five or six years. We’ll be up against it, but we’ll prepare as best we can. I just hope we get enough time to prepare properly.”