Antrim Football Thread

[Belfast GAA man]

Was a shambles not cheating.  Appeal shouldn't have happened

[paddyjohn]

Presuming Creggan have taken some stick as they've locked their twitter account for non followers (was open this afternoon for minor scores).

I've sympathy for them not sure they should have appealed though.

I saw some abuse directed their way by a one LD supporter about the ladies game. Pretty petty on his behalf.

[Gael-in-exile]

Far enough away to not be in the know. Assuming that's a neutral enough position to come at it from though.

It's certainly more interesting with LD 14 considered the sub.
But if that involved him leaving another part of the field (by injury I assume) and it being agreed by officials then that's ok.
If officials believed even for that small time frame it was 11 due to leave then I think Creggan have a fair right to appeal.

If the questions start to come in regarding subslips, was he off, did 14 get another slip to reenter the game etc then the waters on this are very muddy and hard to manoeuvre through.

Does anyone think we'll ever get the truth??
Only the linesman will know I'd say. I certainly didn't see him advise either of the 2 Creggan mentors that it was another player who was coming off.

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

Do you really think it's ok to appeal if the substitute paperwork was incorrect?
I mean, if they had the correct amount of players on the field at all times but for a matter of seconds #11 was on when it should have been #14, you think that's enough to appeal?

What a world....

[EOC1923]

Far enough away to not be in the know. Assuming that's a neutral enough position to come at it from though.

It's certainly more interesting with LD 14 considered the sub.
But if that involved him leaving another part of the field (by injury I assume) and it being agreed by officials then that's ok.
If officials believed even for that small time frame it was 11 due to leave then I think Creggan have a fair right to appeal.

If the questions start to come in regarding subslips, was he off, did 14 get another slip to reenter the game etc then the waters on this are very muddy and hard to manoeuvre through.

Does anyone think we'll ever get the truth??
Only the linesman will know I'd say. I certainly didn't see him advise either of the 2 Creggan mentors that it was another player who was coming off.

Have you nothing to do in your new place of residence Gael in Exile other than talk this bollocks

[SaffronSports]

The lad who isn't supposed to be on the field makes a run which is tracked by a player from the same area that the eventual ball winner comes from. Nailed on replay imo but not surprised at our county board covering the incompetence of a referee.

[Gael-in-exile]

Far enough away to not be in the know. Assuming that's a neutral enough position to come at it from though.

It's certainly more interesting with LD 14 considered the sub.
But if that involved him leaving another part of the field (by injury I assume) and it being agreed by officials then that's ok.
If officials believed even for that small time frame it was 11 due to leave then I think Creggan have a fair right to appeal.

If the questions start to come in regarding subslips, was he off, did 14 get another slip to reenter the game etc then the waters on this are very muddy and hard to manoeuvre through.

Does anyone think we'll ever get the truth??
Only the linesman will know I'd say. I certainly didn't see him advise either of the 2 Creggan mentors that it was another player who was coming off.

Have you nothing to do in your new place of residence Gael in Exile other than talk this bollocks

I'm easily ignored, even if I responded to your question, but don't let my opinion get to you, after all it's only a discussion.

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

The lad who isn't supposed to be on the field makes a run which is tracked by a player from the same area that the eventual ball winner comes from. Nailed on replay imo but not surprised at our county board covering the incompetence of a referee.

The lad who is supposed to be on would have needed to be tracked though.
There was no numerical advantage, the players involved didn't touch the ball and it was sorted very quickly.
Appeal is a joke.

[Ghost+Tommy]

Duine you're getting very wound up about this whole process,if LD done nothing wrong in the laws off the game,you have nothing to fear

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

I'm sure they did lots of things wrong in the laws of the game and the referee may not have acted on them, like fouls not given etc.

Appealing for a replay for such things is pathetic though.

[Gael-in-exile]

I'd argue the numerical advantage line is a thin defence if the Creggan team followed a player for a run for kick out who was to be subbed off.
But it'll depend what the rulebook says and then I'd guess the most important person is the linesman assuming he was informed of the sub.

It's not LDs responsibility to tell Creggan who's coming off so it Creggan got confused it's their loss.

[Caesar]

Any truth to the rumour that LD were playing the big soccer player under a teammates name on the team sheet? To stay under the radar from his soccer club. If true, that opens a whole new can of worms.

[SaffronSports]

The lad who isn't supposed to be on the field makes a run which is tracked by a player from the same area that the eventual ball winner comes from. Nailed on replay imo but not surprised at our county board covering the incompetence of a referee.

The lad who is supposed to be on would have needed to be tracked though.
There was no numerical advantage, the players involved didn't touch the ball and it was sorted very quickly.
Appeal is a joke.

I think how quickly it was sorted is part of the problem too. Ref and lino are made aware very quickly. If they take it back to the kick out again, it's sorted. TBH, I'm consistent on this issue and believe Glen should have had a replay too. No skin in the game either. No connections to any club but just feel the video made it very clear.

[Spike]

How clear it is depends on whos video you watched. Creggan's or LDs.  Both claim to make it clear.

[paddyjohn]

Any truth to the rumour that LD were playing the big soccer player under a teammates name on the team sheet? To stay under the radar from his soccer club. If true, that opens a whole new can of worms.

What soccer player?