Pat’s players drop Europa bombshell

St Patrick's Athletic players have said they will not play in tonight's Europa League qualifier against Karpaty Lviv. The players had already refused to take part in any media activities after the club failed to meet their request for bonus payments and compensation for loss of earnings. The players have since released a statement confirming that they will not play this evening's third-round qualifier second leg at Tallaght Stadium. They lost the first leg 2-0. The statement read: "Following receipt of a fax from the owners of St Patrick's Athletic Football Club early this morning, we have considered its contents carefully. "The faxed offer is the same offer that we rejected