More Thuggery on the GAA field

[ONeill]

He arrives at 3:16.

Tell me what he does to earn a suspension from the All-Ireland final?

[rrhf]

Disgraceful pandering to the media pressure.  Four subs aside, 4 derrytresk to 2 dromid lads and larger Fine would point to a huge weighting of guilt on derrytresk.  Absolutely nothing but the Kerry whinging would suggest that to be true.  It looks like the Dromod manager and co. certainly got their pound of flesh. 

[AZOffaly]

Or maybe there's other footage we haven't seen?

[orangeman]

Was Joe Duffy on the CCCC panel ?

[jeepers]

Four subs aside, 4 derrytresk to 2 dromid lads and larger Fine would point to a huge weighting of guilt on derrytresk. 

There werent too many more dromid men involved that could get suspended

[orangeman]

FFS !!!

Thoese great GAA men in the BBC have it on the news now. Great followers and promoters of GAA !!!

Jerome wasn't far away.

[Christmas Lights]

If you cant do the time, don't do the crime. Good to see a stand being taken to cut out the thuggery that is happening on an all too often basis in gaelic games.

[LeoMc]

Or maybe there's other footage we haven't seen?

Maybe, but the Derrytresk No 3 who is in the footage for the majority of that video is not involved and never lifts his hands.

[Ciarrai_thuaidh]

Fairly hefty suspensions/fines. There will be appeals of course, but if anybody who has clearly been identified on video evidence as breaching the rules gets a walk on appeal, it will only tarnish the image of the association further. €5k is a big fine for a club. I guess it may act as a detterent for the future.

[5tpat5]

Who are the 4 Derrytresk players they have named?

[theticklemister]

ah lads tis about time the GAA actually took some action on these mass brawls hi which are all too common...................... and tis just unlucky that on this occasion it is Derrytresk and Dromaird who are the fall guys.

Good job they didn't see the Kilrea v Ballinderry game in the Derry Championship last year!!!!

Because this fight was in a national competition with exposure across the country and not in a local championship the GAA maybe believed that it was a great time to hit the teams hard.

[GAA_Talk]

Or maybe there's other footage we haven't seen?

Maybe, but the Derrytresk No 3 who is in the footage for the majority of that video is not involved and never lifts his hands.

Doesn't appear to do anything that could be deemed as violent or suspension worthy in that clip. You have to wonder what reports about situations like this actually contain.

[orangeman]

Dromid have come out of this badly.

They put on their facebook that they wished the Galway team well in the final - how low class was that ?.

[Nally Stand]

If you cant do the time, don't do the crime. Good to see a stand being taken to cut out the thuggery that is happening on an all too often basis in gaelic games.

FFS. I asked Leeny this and didn't get an answer so maybe you could enlighten us all. What four Derrytresk outfield players deserved these suspensions and what "crime" did each commit? Let's start with their number #3. What was his "crime" for which he must "do the time"?

[sandwiches_in_the_boot]

Or maybe there's other footage we haven't seen?

Maybe, but the Derrytresk No 3 who is in the footage for the majority of that video is not involved and never lifts his hands.

By the sounds of it, the Hill men believe they've a good case for getting Campbell off the hook. Appeal being launched tomorrow apparently.

http://www.ulsterherald.com/2012/02/01/major-blow-to-all-ireland-hopes-after-derrytresk-handed-hefty-suspensions/