So what do ye think of the black card rule now?

[BennyHarp]

Last year we were told that the high scoring seen in the League was all down to the Black Card and thus proved its success.

This year we still have the magnificent Black Card, but somehow we have muck. How can this be? Surely the Black Card was the messiah and saved us from cynicism! Maybe we need another card, or a book, or a tick, or a bin, or a committee, or a committee to hear appeals from that committee. Please someone introduce something!

Simple - scoring would be even lower if there weren't a black card.

If high scoring 'proved' its success, then it can't have it cake and eat it with horrible low scoring this year:

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2014/1002/649559-stats/

With more & more teams adopting the blanket defence scores were bound drop.  Black card can't do anything about that, I would say it would be even lower without the black card

Maybe the black card is part of the reason why more and more teams are adopting the blanket defence?

hmmmm...... do we simply go back to non stop fouling and giving frees so??

Hmmmm.......Ah sure it's grand the way it is then so if those are the only options!

[INDIANA]

Last year we were told that the high scoring seen in the League was all down to the Black Card and thus proved its success.

This year we still have the magnificent Black Card, but somehow we have muck. How can this be? Surely the Black Card was the messiah and saved us from cynicism! Maybe we need another card, or a book, or a tick, or a bin, or a committee, or a committee to hear appeals from that committee. Please someone introduce something!

Once it allowed replacement of players it was a dead duck. Ulster saw to the replacement of players

[sligoman2]

Now that the league is over I thought  it might be worth seeing what the prevailing sentiment is. I even put up a new poll to test the water...

[Denn Forever]

I just wish it was applied correctly. 

Ruined the Down game with the sending off rather being Black carded.  Especially galling as it was applied correctly on the Roscommon corner back in the second half.

But then even Pundits don't agree on how to implement it.

[Rossfan]

Down man sent off for 2nd yellow. If he'd got a black it would also mean a red and no replacement

[Keyboard Warrior]

The black card was introduced, in my view, under the premise that the malaise of football was down to the cynicism of players and 'nasty northerner tactics'. We see after this years league campaign that teams have adopted even greater levels of defensive strategy. This is in contrast to predictions of pro black card advocates who claimed it would allow the skillful players to flourish.

The outstanding issues are still what they were before the black card introduction:

• The tackle is not clearly defined
  Refereeing inconsistency (both between different referees and the same referee at different periods of a game)
  

[blewuporstuffed]

Down man sent off for 2nd yellow. If he'd got a black it would also mean a red and no replacement

Jesus lads, every foul doesnt need a card. 
Sometimes a foul is just a foul. Freekick, move on.

[illdecide]

I was at the Armagh game on Sat and Finn Mo got booked (yellow card), 5 mins afterwards he committed another foul to which the Ref showed him another yellow followed by a black and then a red...Why was this shown? I was under the impression two yellows equalled a red (simple) or if you already had a yellow and then received a black this equalled a red too but why get all 3? He showed that many cards I was waiting on a green or blue card too...lol

[AZOffaly]

I'd say the ref got confused. He's probably lucky he didn't give him a good luck card. You are right. 2 yellow card fouls = Red. 1 yellow card followed by a black card = Red.

[muppet]

The last two posts alone show the farcical situation a new confusing sanction can create.

I also agree with the previous two posts.

[Denn Forever]

Down man sent off for 2nd yellow. If he'd got a black it would also mean a red and no replacement

Just to confirm. if you receive a Yellow card and later receive a black card, does that equal a Red Card?

[blewuporstuffed]

Down man sent off for 2nd yellow. If he'd got a black it would also mean a red and no replacement

Just to confirm. if you receive a Yellow card and later receive a black card, does that equal a Red Card?

Yes

[sligoman2]

Yes but it doesn't come with a game suspension or does it

[illdecide]

Yes but it doesn't come with a game suspension or does it

No...but if you get so many they can tally up and you can get a 1 game ban

[Croí na hÉireann]

The only positive development that the black card, as is currently defined, has brought is the elimination of off the ball blocking of runs.