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Connolly interfering with match official

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Replying To Ulsterman:  "They are called RULES ffs! Why do you think they are there? So Connolly and Dublin can break them and get off all the time on technicalities and lawyers??"
If rules are there then why did Mattie Donnelly get away with punching Christy Mac of Derry last Sunday? Rules me a--e witch hunt of the highest order.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 06/06/2017 13:11:03    1995548

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Listen he def broke the rules, he lightly put his hand on a lines man.. no question about it

Now is that worth 3 months? I'm not so sure given the context of this incident but if he gets 3 months then so be it!

But if he gets off on a technicality you'll all have to equally accept it.

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 06/06/2017 13:12:36    1995550

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Joe Brolly on twitter now check it out , I think justice will be served and the best footballer in Ireland will be free to play.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 06/06/2017 13:22:08    1995558

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Replying To KingdomBoy1:  "you said you have never seen a witch hunt like it and I just gave you 2 examples of even bigger witch hunts.

The man has done wrong, so should that be ignored?"
To answer your question yes it should be ignored it was a nothing incident that has been blown out of proportion. If you want to be consistent why aren't you on here talking about Brendan Murphy verbally abusing the linesman as he was been sent off

dubarra (Wicklow) - Posts: 541 - 06/06/2017 13:28:04    1995565

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Under the rules they don't have leeway to give a reduced sanction so they either implement the rules or they don't. If they don't they will have questions to answer. Like a previous poster said, all anyone wants to see is consistent application of the rules to everyone. Some people on here are saying it was a "nothing incident" but the word MINOR is actually in the subject line of the rule.

kildare73 (Kildare) - Posts: 854 - 06/06/2017 13:30:07    1995568

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It looks fairly clear from the rules that DC will get a 12 weeks all things been equal. Now it depends on the refs match report and what DC actually said to the linesman. Looking at the footage on the Sunday Game, the Carlow manager standing close by seemed to be a bit shocked by it. It was a silly mistake by DC and 12 weeks is a very long suspension to get for what is a minor enough incident. Punch an opponent (which could be more harmful) and you get a 1 month ban, but they are the rules. I think people blaming RTE for highlighting the altercation are blinded by their own beliefs. It is the Sunday Games job to analyse the game, to give their opinions on what they witnessed, comment as to the quality of play and point out any breach of the rules. Has each panelist an affection toward their own county, of course they have, we all have. That is why there is 200 odd comments on this topic as many Dublin supporters try to defend DC when the footage suggests he breached the rules and therefore must be sanctioned in accordance with the rules. DC has fantasist footballing ability but he has a self discipline problem that he needs to address otherwise he will spend more time on the bench than on the pitch.

anto_meath (Meath) - Posts: 108 - 06/06/2017 13:37:03    1995572

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Replying To TheUsername:  "I think your wrong here mate, I think a player has a right to legal represtation to ensure their legal rights aren't infrigened by an internal organisational action. That's true of any citizen.

In the case of an organisation with a large media profile and the effects that can have on an individual, it would be a very silly player who didn't have legal representation. The Due process of this needs to be immaculate."
you still don't see the point. Why look for legal loopholes for blatantly breaking a rule that applies to all players from the top down. Just fickin man up and admit you were wrong I'll take my punishment. But this crap from Dublin supporters about our great legal team will make chc/ccc or whoever backdown. Any club player or maybe a lesser county player would probably not get the same leniency upstairs. And yes tyrone have used lawyers as well even a neighbour who was able to get players off. The rule book should be overhauled and brought upto date with any loopholes closed which would sort out any chances of people saying its one rule for us and a different one for the bigger guys.

bulmccabe (Tyrone) - Posts: 361 - 06/06/2017 13:38:44    1995575

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Replying To clondalkindub:  "Joe Brolly on twitter now check it out , I think justice will be served and the best footballer in Ireland will be free to play."
I wouldn't replace Connolly for Murphy any day. Murphy much better

TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 06/06/2017 13:46:48    1995586

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Replying To dubarra:  "To answer your question yes it should be ignored it was a nothing incident that has been blown out of proportion. If you want to be consistent why aren't you on here talking about Brendan Murphy verbally abusing the linesman as he was been sent off"
In fairness it was not a nothing incident.DC put his hand on the linesman who took two small steps backwards.He also pointed his finger at him verbally abused him.He broke the rule end of story.
You just cannot condone any player laying hands on an official.If you do you get anarchy.
Whether Murphy abused the ref or not has nothing got to do with it.
Its a shame it happened but there it is.Deal with it and move on .

Condorman (Dublin) - Posts: 983 - 06/06/2017 13:47:20    1995588

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The Lineman probably didnt even see Connolly near him. I mean he missed the Carlow keeper kick the Kickout straight over the sideline so his eye sight must not be the best

Cuckoosinging (Roscommon) - Posts: 992 - 06/06/2017 13:52:46    1995593

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Replying To keithlemon:  "Gaa need to stay consistent here and issue the 12 week ban, they need to keep with making a strong message that officials simply cannot be touched / interfered with during a match, end of!!
I think this is actually a blessing in disguise, Connolly needs a firm kick to cop himself on, it might get just be what is needed for him and Dublin management to reign in his disciplinary issues.
It also gives a chance to some of the new players to make a name for themselves this summer
If Dublin make it to the semi, more than likely, he comes back into the equation taking all the focus on whether or not he starts, what the opposition are going to do about him etc and that in turn takes a lot of heat off

That being said, the witch hunt on here is more laughable than the issue itself. Talk about everyones favourite pantomime villain"
Nobody seems to look at how bad the officiating is, Saturday was very bad again with the actual Connolly incident being discussed caused by an absolute unbelievable decision from the linesman, the Carlow keeper kicked the ball directly over the sideline from a kickout, there was no need to even raise the flag as it was obvious it was a Dublin ball. You have to ask the question how he could come to the conclusion it was a Carlow ball in the first place. We had another officiating disaster on Sunday when in Newry the ref wrongly flashed a yellow and then a red card to a player, the player had to plead with the ref, which resulted in a lengthy stoppage as the ref had to ask somebody in his ear piece had he carded the player earlier in the game and lone behold embarrassingly the ref was wrong and the player was right. Like this is top level sport it's not good enough at under age never mind senior to be making inexcusable bad calls and that's unfortunately what gets lost each weekend as the furore always surrounds an incident involving a player.
there needs to be a massive improvement in officiating at the top level. Its one area down through the years from the ref blowing up early in offaly v clare, to the ref and both umpires clearly making wrong call on joe sheridan goal in meath v louth, to a sidelone official not knowing how many subs were brought in laois v armagh last year.They continue to introduce new rules and new cards and then the rules and cards are blamed week after week but it's the officials who make the bad calls game after game that continually get swept under the carpet. The gaa need to improve the level officiating or you will always have players and managers and supporters getting frustrated over ridiculous wrong calls.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 06/06/2017 13:55:41    1995595

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Replying To jimbodub:  "Listen he def broke the rules, he lightly put his hand on a lines man.. no question about it

Now is that worth 3 months? I'm not so sure given the context of this incident but if he gets 3 months then so be it!

But if he gets off on a technicality you'll all have to equally accept it."
Wouldn't be the first time he got off on a technicality. That's most people's problem. The rest of the country seems to have to serve their suspension though. This will be a good test of how much if a two tier GAA we still have.

kildare73 (Kildare) - Posts: 854 - 06/06/2017 13:58:53    1995598

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Replying To dubarra:  "To answer your question yes it should be ignored it was a nothing incident that has been blown out of proportion. If you want to be consistent why aren't you on here talking about Brendan Murphy verbally abusing the linesman as he was been sent off"
This isn't a thread about Brendan Murphy dubbara this I thread about diarmuid Connolly.

If you want to start a thread on Brendan Murphy then il comment on Brendan Murphy.

So you think it's ok for officials to be man handled?
That's interesting.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 06/06/2017 13:59:29    1995599

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Replying To clondalkindub:  "Joe Brolly on twitter now check it out , I think justice will be served and the best footballer in Ireland will be free to play."
He makes some interesting points, its going to be a fascinating process. He always has to get a dig in on Spilanne as well.

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 06/06/2017 14:03:18    1995602

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Replying To TheRightStuff:  "I wouldn't replace Connolly for Murphy any day. Murphy much better"
I would take Murphy as well.

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7902 - 06/06/2017 14:09:28    1995609

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Replying To kildare73:  "Wouldn't be the first time he got off on a technicality. That's most people's problem. The rest of the country seems to have to serve their suspension though. This will be a good test of how much if a two tier GAA we still have."
That's not even remotely true

Many players from all over the country have had successful appeals against bans

At the end of the day

If the match officials did not report any wrong doing then there is nothing the CCCC can do about it.

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 06/06/2017 14:10:14    1995610

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Replying To clondalkindub:  "Joe Brolly on twitter now check it out , I think justice will be served and the best footballer in Ireland will be free to play."
Why would Lee Keegan not be free to play currently?

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7902 - 06/06/2017 14:11:21    1995611

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Replying To KingdomBoy1:  "This isn't a thread about Brendan Murphy dubbara this I thread about diarmuid Connolly.

If you want to start a thread on Brendan Murphy then il comment on Brendan Murphy.

So you think it's ok for officials to be man handled?
That's interesting."
Man handled... ??? Haahhahaha

Talk about having to exaggerate to try and justify your obvious bias

He was far from man handled. Connolly lightly touched him, he Connolly man handled him he'd have been in the stand

It was still wrong to touch him though but he did not "man handle" him

Any self respecting man wouldn't consider what Connolly did as "man handling" unless you're a complete drip...

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 06/06/2017 14:13:42    1995612

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Replying To hill16no1man:  "Nobody seems to look at how bad the officiating is, Saturday was very bad again with the actual Connolly incident being discussed caused by an absolute unbelievable decision from the linesman, the Carlow keeper kicked the ball directly over the sideline from a kickout, there was no need to even raise the flag as it was obvious it was a Dublin ball. You have to ask the question how he could come to the conclusion it was a Carlow ball in the first place. We had another officiating disaster on Sunday when in Newry the ref wrongly flashed a yellow and then a red card to a player, the player had to plead with the ref, which resulted in a lengthy stoppage as the ref had to ask somebody in his ear piece had he carded the player earlier in the game and lone behold embarrassingly the ref was wrong and the player was right. Like this is top level sport it's not good enough at under age never mind senior to be making inexcusable bad calls and that's unfortunately what gets lost each weekend as the furore always surrounds an incident involving a player.
there needs to be a massive improvement in officiating at the top level. Its one area down through the years from the ref blowing up early in offaly v clare, to the ref and both umpires clearly making wrong call on joe sheridan goal in meath v louth, to a sidelone official not knowing how many subs were brought in laois v armagh last year.They continue to introduce new rules and new cards and then the rules and cards are blamed week after week but it's the officials who make the bad calls game after game that continually get swept under the carpet. The gaa need to improve the level officiating or you will always have players and managers and supporters getting frustrated over ridiculous wrong calls."
How do you expect refereeing to improve with the lack of respect shown to them? They are constantly abused up and down the country. A players lays hands on a linesman and you have people everywhere playing it down. Why would anyone want to get into refereeing with that treatment? I'm honestly amazed we have as many refs as we do.

benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1422 - 06/06/2017 14:17:31    1995617

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Replying To hill16no1man:  "Nobody seems to look at how bad the officiating is, Saturday was very bad again with the actual Connolly incident being discussed caused by an absolute unbelievable decision from the linesman, the Carlow keeper kicked the ball directly over the sideline from a kickout, there was no need to even raise the flag as it was obvious it was a Dublin ball. You have to ask the question how he could come to the conclusion it was a Carlow ball in the first place. We had another officiating disaster on Sunday when in Newry the ref wrongly flashed a yellow and then a red card to a player, the player had to plead with the ref, which resulted in a lengthy stoppage as the ref had to ask somebody in his ear piece had he carded the player earlier in the game and lone behold embarrassingly the ref was wrong and the player was right. Like this is top level sport it's not good enough at under age never mind senior to be making inexcusable bad calls and that's unfortunately what gets lost each weekend as the furore always surrounds an incident involving a player.
there needs to be a massive improvement in officiating at the top level. Its one area down through the years from the ref blowing up early in offaly v clare, to the ref and both umpires clearly making wrong call on joe sheridan goal in meath v louth, to a sidelone official not knowing how many subs were brought in laois v armagh last year.They continue to introduce new rules and new cards and then the rules and cards are blamed week after week but it's the officials who make the bad calls game after game that continually get swept under the carpet. The gaa need to improve the level officiating or you will always have players and managers and supporters getting frustrated over ridiculous wrong calls."
If Conolly dropped the ball and didn't hold on to it to wind up the Carlow lads he would not have lost his cool.

Michal Murphy gets targeted just like Conolly and doesn't act out in an unprofessional manner.

I hope he gets the 12 weeks

Hunter077 (Roscommon) - Posts: 52 - 06/06/2017 14:21:24    1995624

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