Termon’s Ulster Club LGFA clash bites the dust just half an hour before throw-in

Termon’s LGFA Ulster Club opener with St Macartans has been called off with joint-boss Adrian McGettigan saying the decision should never have been left so late. 

With an Orange weather warning forecast all week to peak on Sunday afternoon, McGettigan says it was unfair on both sides, particularly Tyrone outfit Macartans, that they had to travel at the weekend for what was, in the end, no good reason. 

The match officials at the Burn Road were in and out on numerous occasions but at 1.30pm a decision was finally made that the game couldn’t go ahead. 

“Even since we came out here it’s just getting worse,” McGettigan told DonegalLive. “You can hear the wind in the background now, it’s really bad. 

“The girls were togged and they were out and even trying to score from the 21m line, it was just coming straight back at them. It’s just not the right conditions for football. 

“We’re talking about an Orange weather warning here and it’s just a pity this decision wasn’t made yesterday. It would have saved Macartans travelling. 

“We’ll refocus, regroup and we’ll be back here again next Sunday”.

Had Termon made the call themselves on Sunday they’d have coughed up home advantage to their Red Hand opponents in the rescheduled fixture. 

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Also speaking after to DonegalLive, Macartans boss and former Tyrone star Ryan McMenamin says it was up to the LGFA provincial body to step in at a reasonable time and make what was, he insists, an easy call. 

McGettigan continued: “The two teams were here, ready and togged but for health and safety reasons and not just the players, this is the sensible decision. 

“To train all year, to be asked to go out in conditions like that - it wouldn’t have been fair to put them out.  

“To be fair to Seamie Friel, he’s the pitch in perfect condition but it’s the general weather warning that’s been taken heed of. 

“It’s out of everyone’s control and the day you try to control something you’ve no control over well, that's the first sign of madness!”