Kerry U20 boss Tomás Ó Sé has called on the GAA to “do the right thing” and schedule his side’s All-Ireland final against Tyrone on a weekend date.

The Kingdom booked their place into the Clarke Cup decider with a 3-17 to 0-17 win over Roscommon after extra time on Wednesday night.

Speaking after the game in Thurles, Ó Sé said that the final should be given the respect it deserves and not be played in midweek.

“I just hope that the GAA do the right thing now and give the final date the respect it deserves,” he told Radio Kerry.

“We had six lads sitting exams. One lad had to defer it into August because he was sitting it at four o’clock. That’s wrong. We talk about wellbeing for players, it’s an All-Ireland final.

“You have two teams from one end of the country to the other and there’s a huge amount of travelling.

“That game cannot be played midweek so 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.”

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