Retirements

[reillycavan]

Cork goalkeeper Anthony Nash has called it a day.

[BennyCake]

Great keeper. Great image.

[Blowitupref]

Cork dual star Aidan Walsh calls time on county career.

[reillycavan]

Cork dual star Aidan Walsh calls time on county career.

Will he rejoin footballers? Christopher Joyce and Conor Lehane dropped as well.

[Cunny Funt]

Donie Shine forced to retire from club football aged 31 due to ongoing injuries. Man of the match in the All Ireland minior final replay in 2006 and was a key player in landing senior and U21 Connacht titles for Roscommon in 2010.

[Rossfan]

Farewell Donie and enjoy retirement.
You gave us some mighty days but injuries reduced your effectiveness far too soon.

[From the Bunker]

Farewell Donie and enjoy retirement.
You gave us some mighty days but injuries reduced your effectiveness far too soon.

There was huge expectation put on his shoulders early on his career.

[rodney trotter]

Donie Vaughan announced his retirement.. Maybe the first of a few with Mayo.
Jonathan Lyne Kerry retired recently too. He scored 2 great points against Mayo, in All Ireland Semi replay in 14 down in Limerick

[reillycavan]

Donal Vaughan great servant to Mayo unfortunately will be remembered for the red card in 2017 final.

[From the Bunker]

Donal Vaughan great servant to Mayo unfortunately will be remembered for the red card in 2017 final.

A lapse of concentration, took a lot of pressure off of Joe McQuillan's decision sending off Small.

[dublin7]

Donal Vaughan great servant to Mayo unfortunately will be remembered for the red card in 2017 final.

A lapse of concentration, took a lot of pressure off of Joe McQuillan's decision sending off Small.

Small was always going for a 2nd yellow. Moment of madness that cost Mayo the All Ireland

[Mayo Border]

Donal Vaughan great servant to Mayo unfortunately will be remembered for the red card in 2017 final.

A lapse of concentration, took a lot of pressure off of Joe McQuillan's decision sending off Small.

Small was always going for a 2nd yellow. Moment of madness that cost Mayo the All Ireland

No guarantee of that. Had Vaughan not reacted,  its not certain at all that McQuillan would have given Small a second yellow. An easy decision was handed to him.

[Angelo]

Donal Vaughan great servant to Mayo unfortunately will be remembered for the red card in 2017 final.

A lapse of concentration, took a lot of pressure off of Joe McQuillan's decision sending off Small.

Small was always going for a 2nd yellow. Moment of madness that cost Mayo the All Ireland

No guarantee of that. Had Vaughan not reacted,  its not certain at all that McQuillan would have given Small a second yellow. An easy decision was handed to him.

Small was going, it was nailed on - he had to. In that kind of situation you suspect the referee will look for a way to even it up down the line and Vaughan presented him with the perfect opportunity.

I don't think Vaughan would have walked if McQuillan wasn't about to send off Small. You'd see worse scuffles get just a yellow card routinely. It was idiotic from Vaughan, mad rush of blood to the head in that situation. It's kind of like when you get a softish free in front of the posts and some clown reacts and allows the referee the perfect chance to reverse that decision.

[sid waddell]

Donal Vaughan great servant to Mayo unfortunately will be remembered for the red card in 2017 final.

A lapse of concentration, took a lot of pressure off of Joe McQuillan's decision sending off Small.

Small was always going for a 2nd yellow. Moment of madness that cost Mayo the All Ireland

No guarantee of that. Had Vaughan not reacted,  its not certain at all that McQuillan would have given Small a second yellow. An easy decision was handed to him.

Small was definitely going, it was a frontal charge to the chest

Personally I thought Vaughan's sending off was soft enough, it was incredibly stupid on his part to give the referee the excuse but it was hardly a striking action, Small was cute enough to go down, he knew he score

He was a good versatile player, very good to fill a hole anywhere between full back and midfield

[Mayo Border]

I respectfully disagree. Small may not have been given a second yellow. Big game-  All Ireland final.  Refs had previously omitted to issue cards to Dublin players in big games. John McCarthy hit to the head of the same Donal Vaughan in 2016 replay. No card. Vaughan had to leave the field which had a significant impact on the game. John Small hand trip on Andy Moran same game. Play waved on. No black card. Same again 2020 final Fitzsimons hit to Keegan's chest. Should have been at least yellow and a 14 yard free. Play waved on. Many other incidents. Dublin players know this unwritten rule exists.