Some people are losing the run of themselves on this thread, some of the wild theories being thrown about are clear nonsense. A mistake was made on the sideline by the officials not to notice the player hadn't come off simple as that. Anybody suggesting Crokes deliberately left the man on the field as some sort of last minute ploy that's been hatched since last years final needs their head examined.
If it was the other way round would there be the same social media pile on looking a replay?
Agreed, can't imagine there's full agreement within the Glen camp on this either.
It shouldn't be a matter of opinion. It's the rules. The GAA should have dealt with this on Sunday. Social media loves a vacuum.
If a player takes 34 steps it's up to the ref to decide but 16 players goes against a fundamental rule of the game. Adding a player would be equivalent to changing the dimensions of the pitch.
Imagine in rugby if Ireland were 6 points down in the last minute and threw on an extra forward in a rolling maul or an extra back to get an overlap to beat NZ in the World Cup Final.
It would be insane.
What KC did was insane. Or else a tragedy of oversight. You can't have an extra man on the goal line.
It renders the win null and void.