Ballyhale Shamrocks manager Pat Hoban expressed disappointment with the state of the Croke Park pitch after their All-Ireland final victory over Dunloy.
The surface was relaid after the five Garth Brooks concerts at GAA headquarters last September but the new pitch has been noticeably patchy as the provincial and All-Ireland club series came to a climax either side of Christmas and it was in particularly poor condition today, with very little grass in areas.
It no doubt contributed to what was an unremarkable spectacle as Ballyhale ground out the win in the end.
