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It's a third world country with a third world approach to most things.

football has improved from those early days where it looked like a game the Shankill estate, would also say the game is rigged with betting criminals aplenty

You got a lot of bigotry in one post. Well done.

Was the decision to award the pen bad enough to walk off for?

He was consistent in terms of both pushes in the box punished. But for the goal, go to var.

Technically he should have yellow carded every Senegal player for leaving the pitch. Would have been 3x reds

There are hundreds of refs so I'm not sure who did a poll to find out how they feel about these late late decisions that aren't based on the offence but an emotional campaign to give the lad his big day.

It's  part of the program when becoming a referee.

If you're offended by what happens in the committee room then refereeing is for you. No point finishing the course

Read that back to yourself

Honestly making a mountain out of a mole hill.

Not sure why you're bringing in other sports for comparison, oh wait I do, Mr predictable!

As I said (multiple times) ref's don't actually care what happens in the committee rooms, it happens weekly.

Also it's not the point that you'd made until now regarding other sports

Isn't this the point. Committee decisions like this are part and parcel of the GAA. So what? Referees know the score so shouldn't feel undermined.

Comparisons with other sports are valid. Name another sport that would overturn a valid red card on the 'sure he would miss out on a big game' logic.

This case is a great example of GAA exceptionalism and it's a broader discussion that needs having.

It's the refs I feel sorry for
Being seriously undermined by the suits who are making about 50 times what they get for an hours pay

Ref's don't care, whistle is blown, anything after that isn't their concern

Disagree. Referees at that level worked hard to get there. To be publically undermined like that has to sting.

The job is to referee game, make the calls and go home..

It is everyone's right as players and managers to appeal a decision they feel was incorrect, and that's ok.

For 60 plus minutes, people publicly undermining every call you make on the pitch. Being undermined and parentage questioned is normal.

The ref that gets annoyed at a decision being overturned in the committee room needs to hang up his/her whistle.. it happens

There is a difference between being howled at and having a correct decision overturned by committee because of exceptionalism.

It doesn't happen to the same extent and for the same reasons in other sports though. Which is the point.

It's the refs I feel sorry for
Being seriously undermined by the suits who are making about 50 times what they get for an hours pay

Ref's don't care, whistle is blown, anything after that isn't their concern

Disagree. Referees at that level worked hard to get there. To be publically undermined like that has to sting.

Just IMO.

Out of curiosity, in your esteemed opinion, what's the threshold at which a referee can issue a red card at the end of a semi-final? Like, if he kicked him in the balls and everyone saw it, is that ok, because he's a young lad and wind otherwise miss out on an AI final? How about a pull across the head? Any suggestions?

I don't think he is arguing the offence. He is arguing the GAA exceptionalism line. Rules are fuzzy. Sure he is a good clubman, just called up to county . Big day out.

What has he learned here? You can brain someone and get away with it if you have good lawyers. And we regularly see that attitude loose in the wild via court reports.

I know what he's arguing. I'm not arguing the offence either.

My point is that if you're moronic enough to think "sure he's a young lad and it's right at the end of an AI semi-final" I'd like to know is there a limit to what sort of red card offence is ok to ignore. Presumably at some point these people are capable of thinking "he might be young but what he's done is completely unacceptable and he has nobody to blame but himself".

Like, say he'd spat on someone. Is that ok? Should the ref still give him a pass?

Or is it simply carte blanche to do whatever the hell you want?

I would take it a step further. If rules don't apply and refereeing decisions are negotiable, how can we act surprised when the likes of Hayes, Connolly etc behave like they do in the real world.

Just IMO.

Out of curiosity, in your esteemed opinion, what's the threshold at which a referee can issue a red card at the end of a semi-final? Like, if he kicked him in the balls and everyone saw it, is that ok, because he's a young lad and wind otherwise miss out on an AI final? How about a pull across the head? Any suggestions?

I don't think he is arguing the offence. He is arguing the GAA exceptionalism line. Rules are fuzzy. Sure he is a good clubman, just called up to county . Big day out.

What has he learned here? You can brain someone and get away with it if you have good lawyers. And we regularly see that attitude loose in the wild via court reports.

Kileen wins his third appeal on a technicality and gets to play in the final.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2026/0117/1553580-loughreas-killeen-cleared-to-play-in-club-final/

Pint of foaming ale to anyone who can actually explain this decision.

Anybody explain that in plain English?

The video evidence of the incident they introduced that didn't contradict the referee report wasn't reviewed correctly according to the minutes of the second appeal despite it not contradicting the referee. Or some such legalistic bullshit.

Kileen wins his third appeal on a technicality and gets to play in the final.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2026/0117/1553580-loughreas-killeen-cleared-to-play-in-club-final/

Pint of foaming ale to anyone who can actually explain this decision.

A GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who fatally shot Renee Good, has raised more than $750,000 as of Thursday night for him.

They'll be shooting more women if that's the current rate for blasting someone's brains

In previous times a federal agent wouldn't be allowed take it. We live in different times.

Ms was previously married

Again. Not sure that is the only usage.

But regardless, we all call people something they ask to be called. Why is this one controversial?

[When did Ms instead of Miss or Mrs start?]

I haven't a problem calling someone by their chosen name, but a pronoun such as 'them' when it is a singular person in front of me, no way.

Why? What difference does it make to you? I don't understand the reason someone would choose pronouns for themselves but who am I to say they shouldn't just because I am content with how I'm addressed? And if using a different word makes life easier for them and makes sh1te all difference to me, why would I choose to not do that?

We all call people things they want us to call them.

Every single one of us knows a Paddy, Marty, Jim, Des and so on.

When did Ms instead of Miss or Mrs start?

When you are talking about them, say them, not he or she.

It takes more effort to be outraged.

Miss is a young girl, Ms a single adult lady, Mrs a married lady. Learned that in English Language in school to address letters.

Not sure that is correct.

Miss is unmarried. Mrs is married. Ms is mind your own business.

But the point is. There has always been complexity around how people chose to be addressed. Ask your mate Jim. Or his wife Ms Murphy. Them is just another one. The difference is bigotry.

I haven't a problem calling someone by their chosen name, but a pronoun such as 'them' when it is a singular person in front of me, no way.

Why? What difference does it make to you? I don't understand the reason someone would choose pronouns for themselves but who am I to say they shouldn't just because I am content with how I'm addressed? And if using a different word makes life easier for them and makes sh1te all difference to me, why would I choose to not do that?

We all call people things they want us to call them.

Every single one of us knows a Paddy, Marty, Jim, Des and so on.

When did Ms instead of Miss or Mrs start?

When you are talking about them, say them, not he or she.

It takes more effort to be outraged.

Miss is a young girl, Ms a single adult lady, Mrs a married lady. Learned that in English Language in school to address letters.

Not sure that is correct.

Miss is unmarried. Mrs is married. Ms is mind your own business.

But the point is. There has always been complexity around how people chose to be addressed. Ask your mate Jim. Or his wife Ms Murphy. Them is just another one. The difference is bigotry.

Is it really? Them is plural. Believe it or not however open minded people try to be, it is a bit of a jump addressing one person in the plural.

It can be plural.

I was talking to Jim the other day. They asked about you.

[When did Ms instead of Miss or Mrs start?]

I haven't a problem calling someone by their chosen name, but a pronoun such as 'them' when it is a singular person in front of me, no way.

Why? What difference does it make to you? I don't understand the reason someone would choose pronouns for themselves but who am I to say they shouldn't just because I am content with how I'm addressed? And if using a different word makes life easier for them and makes sh1te all difference to me, why would I choose to not do that?

We all call people things they want us to call them.

Every single one of us knows a Paddy, Marty, Jim, Des and so on.

When did Ms instead of Miss or Mrs start?

When you are talking about them, say them, not he or she.

It takes more effort to be outraged.

Miss is a young girl, Ms a single adult lady, Mrs a married lady. Learned that in English Language in school to address letters.

Not sure that is correct.

Miss is unmarried. Mrs is married. Ms is mind your own business.

But the point is. There has always been complexity around how people chose to be addressed. Ask your mate Jim. Or his wife Ms Murphy. Them is just another one. The difference is bigotry.

See Saval have withdrew their motion

@McCoyniall - Saval have withdrawn their motion for tonight's Down County Committee meeting calling on the county to withdraw from NFL and NHL.

Got no support from othe clubs. Common sense prevailed.

Unfortunately I think you are being serious