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Who is Galvin?

The ref  Gavin that is retired who writes for the paper, I've probably spelt that wrong

Initially for context:
As a scoreboard operator for club championship games and county games I always confirmed at HT the scoreboard was correct.
I always waited on the flag/ref signal to put the score up.

As a coach I always had a mgt member record the score and would always check in on it. I would have also always confirmed with the ref the score at HT and again possibly with a few mins to go if it was tight and I was anything less than 100%.

In this case the game was correct. The venue made a mistake and I think the media copied that.
I would doubt if Kilkenny were all under the impression there was 3 in it. Id guess E Murphy knew. I'd guess some of the mgt knew. It may be that some outfield players didn't but I'd also guess some did - some players are well in tune with all aspects of the game, with some even savvy enough to ask the ref.

But the ref had the score wrong too so a player asking wouldn't have got the right answer

But did he? I wouldn't take too much out of what Galvin says.

Has the ref said he'd the score incorrect?

The serious blunder was by Kilkenny, letting in four goals and finding themselves 4...3 points behind. 

I wasn't making excuses for Kilkenny.  The red card was the turning point in the game but not what was expected.  Tipp turned up their intensity, while KK seemed almost passive down the stretch.  As if the red card guaranteed them the win and they could simply coast home.

Back to the scoreboard: shouldn't it be standard procedure for each team to keep a representative at the scoring table to immediately catch any mistakes?  I could imagine something like this happening at the 1925 semi final, however in the modern era...yikes!

There are stat men at every club game, there will be a stat man for a county team also

It was good, I liked how it finished up

The ref will write the score, the fourth official will have also plus one or two of his umpires will have been taking the score down..

There's only one score card players should be asking, that's the ref's..


Few games recently home teams have had the incorrect scores up, when asked by players, which happens a lot in games I give them my score, it's the only one that matters..

Croke park tv screen getting it wrong is not in the playing rules or has grounds for an appeal

This isn't an Antrim league game with 50 people watching, 61k people there roaring & you are expecting them to ask the ref the score ? Joe Canning also said you are checking the scoreboard as a player

I've been involved and ref'd senior county finals, you are being asked frequently.

Whether the ref got it wrong or Croke tv it's the players responsibility to know how they try and finish the game..

At which point was the score incorrect? As in when was it the score was put on incorrectly?

The ref will write the score, the fourth official will have also plus one or two of his umpires will have been taking the score down..

There's only one score card players should be asking, that's the ref's..


Few games recently home teams have had the incorrect scores up, when asked by players, which happens a lot in games I give them my score, it's the only one that matters..

Croke park tv screen getting it wrong is not in the playing rules or has grounds for an appeal

HQ has confirmed the final scoreline was 4-20 to 0-30.   Kilkenny thinking they were 3 behind was going for a goal late on.

This has potential to get messy. KK had enough point chances to pull back a 2 point deficit that I think they would have taken if the realised they were 2 down rather than 3

What team or management system at that level doesn't know the score?

Im no judge but very poor second half.

Ger Loughnane would have enjoyed the INTENSITY but scrappy and messy for the neutral

I'm not saying it wasn't scrappy but when a team scored 30 points and loses by 3 it's safe to say the quality of shot selection was very good, and had both teams tidy'ed up their scrappy parts it would have been a better spectacle

In the end Tipp deserved that

What a goal

And brilliant play for advantage by ref

The Referees decision making will be a talking point after this match.

To be fair his linesman let him down

That's a harsh red

It's a yellow card offence

and refs have the right to use their judgement

It's not harsh.. slapping someone on the hand is a yellow

He slapped him on the hand that was hold it the hurl so not even close to where the ball was..

He can have no complaints in picking up a yellow

Deegan should go here

That's a harsh red

It's a yellow card offence

Sending off won't matter this late in the game. Tipp will up their work rate.

The wind is against them also