Down manager Ross Carr has described the decision to fix his side's NFL Division 3 final against Tipperary for Pearse Park in Longford on Saturday week as "scandalous". Carr believes it would have made far more sense to play the final as part of a triple-header with the Division 1 and 2 finals in Croke Park the following day. "Is the prize of gaining promotion to be sent to Longford on a Saturday night? It is absolutely scandalous," he blasted. "Don't get me wrong, we are delighted to be in the final and it would be far worse if we were not travelling. But, it seems the powers that be do not take other people's considerations into account when making these decisions. "We are now facing a 12-hour day and by the time there's a presentation after the match and you have a meal somewhere, you're not home until 12 or one o'clock in the morning. "In the Division 1, 2 and 3 finals, you have three Munster teams facing three Ulster teams. In many respects, Tipperary are the fairytale story of the whole league campaign, gaining promotion for the second year running and I'm sure their footballers would have loved the opportunity to play in Croke Park as much as ourselves. "We thought they might have been able to do something, but it hasn't worked out this time." Tweet

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