Should referees be banned from Gaelic football

[Hardy]

Yes, that's all we need. Further devalue points from play and encourage spontaneous falling over, already the greatest scourge in the game.

[DUBSFORSAM1]

One of the biggest issues is with players diving to win frees and refs not being able to pick up on this.

Rule should be brought in that all games are recorded and every player who is seen to dive/drag a player down to win a free kick etc gets a 2 match ban and the county boards lose a percentage of their funding - probably only way that counties will force players to say on ther feet and if we do that maybe more physical contact can/will be allowed...

Another possible idea to stop teams pulling/dragging out to far to score and to slow down the opposition is to move all frees outside the attacking 45 for pulling/dragging etc to teh 45 yard line

[Zulu]

I think the first one would be too harsh a punishment and would have the GAA in court 8 months of the year. Your second suggestion is far more workable and could be a real option in the future. I do agree though that we should seek to punish players severly for diving or holding on to a players arm to win a free even though you are in possession of the ball.

The only real problem with football is that there are too many frees and it is this we need to tackle not the handpass.

[saffron sam2]

This is my favourite thread I ever started.

[rrhf]

Yeah its fun but its not helpful

[saffron sam2]

Yeah its fun but its not helpful

It is a serious idea.

Who stole your apostrophes by the way?