[SIZE=4]Dunne released dummy team fearing Daly’s Dubs had drop on Wexford[/SIZE]
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Liam Dunne has revealed he issued a dummy team on Saturday night to deceive Dublin after they recruited his video analyst earlier this year.
In a wide-ranging interview, the Wexford manager admits he had to make life as difficult as possible for Anthony Daly who had insider knowledge on his team.
He also expressed bemusement at the hype surrounding Lee Chin’s dual commitments this past weekend and explained why Donegal’s footballers are role models for Wexford.
The majority of Dunne’s six personnel changes not to mention the various positional switches were made in an attempt to hoodwink Dublin.
“To be fair, we’d a video analyst and he went to work with Dublin earlier this year because he got a better offer. I didn’t have a problem with that. His reasons were perfectly understandable and the best of luck to him.
“When you move camps things can happen and Dublin would have information on different players of ours. Why should I let Dotsy O’Callaghan, Liam Rushe or any other Dublin player for that matter know who they are marking? They’ll find out quick enough on Saturday. That’s the level of professionalism we’re at in hurling”
Dunne fully expects either he or the Wexford County Board to be reprimanded for making so many alterations to his starting line-up.
As for whether he will name a team ahead of this Saturday’s replay in Parnell Park, he said: “There will be a Wexford team and there will be 15 players with numbers on the backs of their jerseys. I’m fortunate to have a group of players who are willing to wear any number from one to 30. I’m sure something will happen over the match programme.”
Dunne had named Chin in his original team but instead introduced him as a first-half substitute.
Chin’s dual commitments in less than 24 hours attracted a lot of focus with the player making an appearance on The Sunday Game.
Dunne was bemused by the attention Chin’s story received considering the authorities had made it difficult for him to play for both teams.
He also indicated it wasn’t his decision not to start Chin. “Ask Lee,” he replied when quizzed on whether he had considered the 20-year-old had another game to play the following day.
Dunne added: “There was a lot of profile given to the fact Lee Chin played both football and hurling over this past weekend. It was seen as a good news story but clearly the Leinster Council didn’t put a lot of thought into putting Wexford’s hurlers and footballers out one day after another over one weekend.”
Speaking on The Saturday Game following the draw in Wexford Park, Dunne spoke of “taking a leaf out of Jim McGuinness’ book”.
Dunne expanded: “It has been in my mind for some time now. You look at where those guts have come from going back to what happened to them in 2010 (losing to Armagh in the qualifiers) and what Jim McGuinness has done with them since then. If you’re looking for any man in any code for inspiration you don’t have to look any further than him. Look it, we’ve a long way to go before we can try and match what those boys have done but he also had to come in and change a lot of things. We’re in the same boat in that way and sure everybody is sick of looking at Kilkenny for inspiration anyway!”
