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So it wouldnt have stopped Cadogan? Thats all i asked.........as you had used that as an argument to support the black card.

you love contradicting yourself zulu........first you say not even castration would stop that type of foul......then you say there is a deterrant!!!!

Paul Earley is hard to listen to!

How would the black card have stopped the Cadogan/Murphy incident ticklemister? I might even read Hartes column for once!

thanks guys.......how do you get rid of the download/install bit in the middle of the screen?

Mid Louth - a black card wouldnt have helped you win your Leinster title a couple of years ago - a better refereeing decision would! The problems that crop up are not in the current rules but in how they are administered. And i believe the game is great at the moment - last weeks club final was excellent!

Zulu - do you play or coach the game? The black card is pandering to the press and the fair weather supporter who want attractive games but have no idea about the game!

People talking about cycnical fouling ruining the end of games and that other sports dont have this problem.......but they have other problems e.g. does aybody think going to the corner flag to keep possession is attractive in soccer? Is the "put the ball up your jumper" rugby (end of Munster v Biarritz Heineken Cup final) attractive? Does anybody think a black card would have stopped Eoin Cadogan taking down Michael Murphy last week? What would happen if Tyrone had of lost 2 players against Dublin in the last couple of minutes last week? They could walk of slowly waiting for the sub to come on and get everybody behind the ball. Will referees be consistent using black cards as opposed to yellow cards? Will referees be consistent using black cards as opposed to red cards? If you have a yellow card are you better off getting a black card as opposed to a second yellow (to avoid possible suspension if you have been sent off for 2 yellows already that season)?
If the GAA really want to improve the game they should improve the standard of refereeing and get them to apply the rules as consistently as possible. Make it more attractive to become a referee. But its done now.........

Its the death of reserve football - most clubs are struggling for numbers, picture the scene..........you scrape 15 players for a game and 2 get black cards with no subs to bring on, game ends up a disaster, players dont come as they are fed up.........this will happen unless........ref shows a bit of common sense (unlikely as reserve refs are usually completely by the book aka no common sense types).........when does this disaster begin?

Tyrone put a massive effort into this under 21 campaign, training for almost 6 months several times a week. Had Brian Dooher and Philly Jordan along with Munroe and McAnenly. Costly match for club Tyrone!

I thought the club football final yesterday was terrific entertainment, full of honest endeavour and great scores. I must admit that i much prefer club football to county football, think its the innocence of it all.......county football has become so professional!
In Tyrone club football seems to have slipped so much down the radar of the county board that they seem to view it as an afterthought and that it gets in the way of preparing county teams.
My own club has players on the county minor, U21 and senior squads. You would think that would be great but now it seems that they can no longer play for the club unless they get permission from the county manager to do so. The minors have been told that they cannot train with any club teams (not even their own age level) but they may play in minor league games. The under 21s cannot train with the club or play in pre season games. The seniors cannot train or play with the club.
Its now the middle of March, yet we dont know when or who we play in any fixture this year. How is anyone supposed to plan a weekend away or a holiday? Nobody on the county board seems to care. I mean the seniors are doing well in the league and the U21s are expected to do well, how can a club game be fitted in?
People are saying emmigration is a massive threat to club teams but for me it is the lack of club games and the focus now switching almost exclusively to county football that is the biggest threat to the GAA.
Is this happening in other counties or do we have it really bad in Tyrone?

If that Tyrone team gets within 7/8 points i will be very surprised. The Errigle bias continues............pity there are none like Canavan though!!!!

If Mulligan meant to take the heat of his team-mate it has worked! Everyone talking about him instead of the culprit. I heard lots of stories of refs in the past saying to a player "i will give you one chance to get him". The way the disciplinary process works in GAA i would say this is the best way to deal with this sort of behaviour!!!!!

any sign of club football??? or do they care???

if this was a club game in Tyrone there would be 2 or 3 off by now! Everythng is a yellow card!!