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[terrifictommy]

There's a certain trend appearing here. I don't get it, I don't like it. It's not the spirit of our games.

3 finals this weekend. Each one a step up from each other in quality but all 3 made brilliant viewing. TV coverage was class. Well done to the 3 winners, all deserved to win on the day. Commiseration's to the beaten finalist's, they all put in a great shift.

[SamFever]

 Well pleased for Danny Hughes.

[guevara]

The Referee was poor for both sides. Made some strange calls but any Kilcoo supporter thinking he favoured The Point are deluded. Ward's Yellow was as clear a red as you will see. Closed fist on McGarry right in front of The Ref. Ryan McEvoy's was again an easy decision. Contact with the head after the ball had gone.

Ruairi McGivern was very lucky to only get a yellow also.

The free at the end for Kilcoo was laughable. Hooked the defenders arm and fell to the ground.

Supporters are all experts from the stand. Sport has always been that way. But by and large all fans want is a referee to get the big decisions correct and use all his fellow officials to help him do that. Yesterday that did not happen.

[Targetman]

Very strange call for mom. Think PD was surprised himself! A few CPN men were in with a shout. From the winners I thought Ryan J, Ryan Mc and Miceal Rooney all very good.

The Red must have been picking MOM!!

[Hard2Listen2]

Always found O'Hare to be a good ref.
Always fair to both sides & measured in his approach.
Doesn't make rash decisions & takes no lip from any player or coach.

[Truth hurts]

The Referee was poor for both sides. Made some strange calls but any Kilcoo supporter thinking he favoured The Point are deluded. Ward's Yellow was as clear a red as you will see. Closed fist on McGarry right in front of The Ref. Ryan McEvoy's was again an easy decision. Contact with the head after the ball had gone.

Ruairi McGivern was very lucky to only get a yellow also.

The free at the end for Kilcoo was laughable. Hooked the defenders arm and fell to the ground.

Supporters are all experts from the stand. Sport has always been that way. But by and large all fans want is a referee to get the big decisions correct and use all his fellow officials to help him do that. Yesterday that did not happen.

The referee did well and let the game flow. So much has been said recently about respecting the ref yet yesterday a Kilcoo player and secretary ran to the ref at the end of the game after winning a county title with number 15 getting shown a red card.
Then a Kilcoo executive member made personal attacks on social media towards him, That's not in the spirit of the game.  I for one do not like the way we are going down the line of bullying and trying to influence refs. Without them, there are no games.
The ref  done well and we need to respect this.

[outinfront]

Nothing wrong with the refereeing yesterday.  Good final, very narrow margins in the end.

[thebar]

The Referee was poor for both sides. Made some strange calls but any Kilcoo supporter thinking he favoured The Point are deluded. Ward's Yellow was as clear a red as you will see. Closed fist on McGarry right in front of The Ref. Ryan McEvoy's was again an easy decision. Contact with the head after the ball had gone.

Ruairi McGivern was very lucky to only get a yellow also.

The free at the end for Kilcoo was laughable. Hooked the defenders arm and fell to the ground.

Supporters are all experts from the stand. Sport has always been that way. But by and large all fans want is a referee to get the big decisions correct and use all his fellow officials to help him do that. Yesterday that did not happen.

The referee did well and let the game flow. So much has been said recently about respecting the ref yet yesterday a Kilcoo player and secretary ran to the ref at the end of the game after winning a county title with number 15 getting shown a red card.
Then a Kilcoo executive member made personal attacks on social media towards him, That's not in the spirit of the game.  I for one do not like the way we are going down the line of bullying and trying to influence refs. Without them, there are no games.
The ref  done well and we need to respect this.

Without the referees there are no games. They do there best and of course won't get everything right all the time but should at least be respected. Sad to see the actions of a few after the game yesterday and tripe said afterwards on social media. 

[Truth hurts]

Laverty needs to have Patrick Grant, Oisin Savage, Pat Havern, Gary McMahon, and Micheal Rooney on his panel.

Will Jerome stay on with Ballybay?

[manwithnoplan]

Laverty needs to have Patrick Grant, Oisin Savage, Pat Havern, Gary McMahon, and Micheal Rooney on his panel.

Will Jerome stay on with Ballybay?

Is Savage still under 20? If so let him get that last year at that level, gives time to further develop physically. No doubt a player with big potential.

Not sure about Paddy Grant, yes he was excellent on Friday night but I don't think that makes the case for getting him on the panel. Maybe though give the likes of him and other stand out Div3/4 players a chance in some early friendly games/in house games, does no harm to expose players from the lower divisions to that standard. If anything it should benefit them personally, and also their clubs, even if they don't make the cut in the end. Can only be good in the long term.

[Truth hurts]

Massive win for Carryduff v Clonduff, I cannot remember them being over strong at this level during underage?

[bigarsedkeeper]

The Referee was poor for both sides. Made some strange calls but any Kilcoo supporter thinking he favoured The Point are deluded. Ward's Yellow was as clear a red as you will see. Closed fist on McGarry right in front of The Ref. Ryan McEvoy's was again an easy decision. Contact with the head after the ball had gone.

Ruairi McGivern was very lucky to only get a yellow also.

The free at the end for Kilcoo was laughable. Hooked the defenders arm and fell to the ground.

Supporters are all experts from the stand. Sport has always been that way. But by and large all fans want is a referee to get the big decisions correct and use all his fellow officials to help him do that. Yesterday that did not happen.

The referee did well and let the game flow. So much has been said recently about respecting the ref yet yesterday a Kilcoo player and secretary ran to the ref at the end of the game after winning a county title with number 15 getting shown a red card.
Then a Kilcoo executive member made personal attacks on social media towards him, That's not in the spirit of the game.  I for one do not like the way we are going down the line of bullying and trying to influence refs. Without them, there are no games.
The ref  done well and we need to respect this.

I thought he let things go yesterday but he didn't let one team away more than others. Both teams had incidents where another ref might have produced reds but he kept them on the pitch. Darren is one of the better refs and Kilcoo should have accepted they won and had a look at what they did wrong on the day instead of abusing the ref.

Good luck to them in the Ulster championship.

[terrifictommy]

Another way of looking at the appointment question, who else has enough experience and ability for that game. The best won't take it because of the team involved. After that there isn't enough experience at that level for that game.
The b-line made for ref at the end is not acceptable for either a player or committee member/ex-referee!

[Truth hurts]

Another way of looking at the appointment question, who else has enough experience and ability for that game. The best won't take it because of the team involved. After that there isn't enough experience at that level for that game.
The b-line made for ref at the end is not acceptable for either a player or committee member/ex-referee!

That's a few times now that the ref has been verbally abused after a championship game by the.
I really admire their achievements but some of the antics by their committee members and a few players and supporters always tarnish the good.

I expect Larry McCarthy to have new rules for abuse of refs for next congress and I would say it's a massive problem in the country. Refs are becoming as rarer as hen's teeth and clubs need to protect them. If refs do not sway a way of a club then they get abuse. Its disgusting and needs eradicated. The only way to do that is harsher penalties for players and clubs.