"I still believe the Super Eights deserve an audition on the biggest stage and that all four neutral games should be played at HQ"
Dublin GAA Chief Executive John Costello insists Dublin should again play two Super Eights games in Croke Park in 2019.
Costello took aim at Donegal’s proposed Congress motion that the Blues should not be allowed to play their ‘home’ game at Headquarters.
He wrote in his annual report: “You might accuse me of bias when I resist the argument that Croke Park cannot be considered an appropriate venue for hosting any neutral quarter-final fixture involving Dublin.
“But I still believe the Super Eights deserve an audition on the biggest stage and that all four neutral games should be played at HQ — but not on the first weekend, rather the last.
Costello also hit back at critics who have commented on the lack of emotion displayed by Dublin players and management at times, despite their remarkable success.
He wrote: “Words such as ‘robots’, ‘automatons’, ‘emotionless’ were used by a small group of commentators to describe our management and players on several occasions.