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Thanks for the correction -

The only way to stop trial by tv is to ban tv - how realistic is that?  The public have come to expext a high level of coverage and this leads inevitably to demands that correct and fair decisions are arrived at.  It has lead to the third umpire in cricket and the video ref in rugby where a lot of mistakes have been ruled out. 
If fairness is what we want whats the problem.  Just because you dont have cameras at all matches should not mean that you can't have fairness where ever possible.  That would be like saying that nobody should be charged over CCTV footage because not every row is covered.

Just read the Harte article on line.  Not a fan of his but agree with every word.  Long term in regard to respect
Meath are the real loosers.

Why would he defend the indefenseble.  Zap appears to miss the point that such an inexperienced ref gets such a match

Priceless banter in the Indo yesterday - what a laugh - Sludden was not good enough to ref one Div 1 game in the National League and had only refereeed one Ulster Championship game this year and hes given the Leinster Final - this really makes the GAA a laughing stock.

The last thing Clubs in Tyrone want is Sludden banned from IC games.  That would mean they had no resbite from him fcukin up their games!  The biggest mystery here is why he has been allowed to raise to this level of games - he is known as an accident waiting to happen, whose speciality is to ref from the middle third and blow for a free whenever he needs a breather!

1)  Sludden tries to defend the undefensible and makes a bad situation worse
2) Meath Co. Board show that they have no concept of fairplay or sportsmanship.
3) in 40 years time when yet again trouble erupts on the field during a Louth Meath game we will all know the reason why

It just strikes me that GAA results have been overthrown for years by County Boards, Provincial Councils,Central Councils, Uncle Tom Cobble and all over all sorts of minor technicalities and yet here we have the clearest most blatant injustice seen in years and all 'Croke Park' can say is that its nothing to do with them.  Any wonder people get frustated and irate and that comment Hardy is not to justify violence of any sort to anybody

It would appear that after the final whistle Meath players who had  just won the match with a blatant foul goal which clearly should not have stood went up to Louth players and said something like 'well played, hard luck etc. etc. Some of the Louth players took exception to being condescended to by the people who had just cheated and stolen the game responded in a manner more often seen in Meath GAA circles and the Meath players now use that as an excuse to hold on to their tarnished baubles

Hardy - obviously you have not been following the thread - in numerous posts if have said that nothing justifies the assult and do you deny that people get upset when they are denied what is rightfully theirs. 

Perhaps he will use the scenes afterwards to explain that regretfully, sometimes people loose control when they are deprived of what is rightfully theirs!

Seafoids comments on anybodires financial position has no place here

1)Meath payers keep their tarnished baubles, Louth players  their honour -

2)Words not to be used in the same sentence for the immediate future - Meath football and sportsmanship

3) How will Colm O'Rourke explain the concept of fairplay to his students next term?

If Carty report true then Meath GAA clearly have no concept of what sport and fairplay really are - Meath the Millwall of Gaelic Football!

Reviewing the overnight posts and have some comments to make -
O'Neill says Sludden did not hit anybody.  In the physical sednse this is true but he has - by his arrogant incompetence sandbagged the future efforts of Louth GAA to develop our games in a seriously pro soccer area.

Hardstation is trying to rewrite history - the evidence is there in the photograph that the Umpire wanted to draw something to the refs attention.  WE known from the length of time that the ref consulted with him the umpire that the report that he merely told him to put up the flag that no consultation took place.

The refusal of the GAA hierarcy to face up to their responsibilities by taking refuge behind the rules just adds to the growing cynicism among supporters in the smaller counties about their chanches against the big teams - decisions like this just do not go against the big boys.

The CCCC can be used to make retrospective decisions.  This was the very last action in the match and there is clear irrrefutable evidence that the ref was in error.  Why can they not just declare Louth the winners - to say it opens a can of worms is nonsense - this is a one of event where they have all the evidence they need plus the confirmation by the ref that he was in error.

It wont happen but would it not be a proper sporting gesture by the Meath County Board to decline the awarding of the match and just declare that the want the Championship awarded to Louth - now that would be real firplay rather than paying lipservice to the concept