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Have to say, I'm surprised to see some Dublin supporters trying to defend Connolly here. He is bang to rights. He put his hand on the lines man, pushing him and pointing his finger in an aggressive manner. He hasn't got leg to stand on here and we have no one to blame here only Connolly. He has to learn. Marse (Dublin) - Posts: 217 - 05/06/2017 11:34:53 1994914 Link
Replying To clondalkindub: "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DHuU3EdJ1NQ Why do posters keep saying it's a black and white case when he barely touches him? The link above shows Donacha O Conor barely slap Aidan O Mahony he was sent off in a game that ended in a draw , O Conor was free to play in the replay when technically he did slap O Mahony but come on we all know common sense prevailed just like it should for Connolly, I've seen refs touched or pushed loads of times and not a word said about it." What part are you not getting? It's player on official we're talking about so why are you bringing up incidents between players that have no relevance. The GAA rule book is black and white on this issue. It's a category V offence. Minor physical interference with a linesman (or other official) is 12 weeks (laying a hand on, pushing, pulling or jostling). Had he gone one step further and stuck (or attempted to strike) the linesman, he'd be looking at 48 weeks as that would be a category VI offence. No one is suggesting he did this though. Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1362 - 05/06/2017 11:50:00 1994923 Link
Replying To clondalkindub: "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DHuU3EdJ1NQ Why do posters keep saying it's a black and white case when he barely touches him? The link above shows Donacha O Conor barely slap Aidan O Mahony he was sent off in a game that ended in a draw , O Conor was free to play in the replay when technically he did slap O Mahony but come on we all know common sense prevailed just like it should for Connolly, I've seen refs touched or pushed loads of times and not a word said about it." Can you show me exactly Where did O Mahony push an official? Dear lord. Firinne (Laois) - Posts: 59 - 05/06/2017 12:03:31 1994931 Link
I'd be amazed if he doesn't receive some punishment. You can't lay a finger on an official. Simple as that. Dirk (Wexford) - Posts: 65 - 05/06/2017 12:13:12 1994939 Link
Another summer talking about Diarmuid Connolly's temperament, or lack thereof. Great. I didn't see the incident at the time and having seem the reaction online was expecting something more. However the rules do seem quite clear to me so he cannot really complain if he gets the 12 weeks. He'll be a big loss for Dublin no doubt as we can see from the gleeful reaction of some but there's no one to blame but himself in this incident. It's not like other incidents where he was defending himself. There was no need to do what he did. Great player with a major flaw. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13710 - 05/06/2017 12:23:40 1994946 Link
There's no point in bringing the O'Mahony incident into it, it's got absolutely zero to do with the Connolly case Saturday night. That's just trying to blur the lines which is a bit pathetic. Thankfully all Dubs fans aren't so unreasonable. kildare73 (Kildare) - Posts: 854 - 05/06/2017 12:24:15 1994948 Link
its a nothing incident lads i'll admit connolly shouldnt have put himself in that situation but its a nothing incident just be just left srgt_slaughter (Meath) - Posts: 462 - 05/06/2017 12:24:42 1994949 Link
Replying To Marse: "Have to say, I'm surprised to see some Dublin supporters trying to defend Connolly here. He is bang to rights. He put his hand on the lines man, pushing him and pointing his finger in an aggressive manner. He hasn't got leg to stand on here and we have no one to blame here only Connolly. He has to learn." For a tapping a linesman, give over. I'd back any player from any county over this. I'm after getting sent a picture of a certain players with his hands all over a ref in last years championship , players put their hands on refs and nothing is ever said. This is a witch hunt cause of who the player is. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 05/06/2017 12:50:49 1994968 Link
Replying To Firinne: "Can you show me exactly Where did O Mahony push an official? Dear lord." No but the incident shows that the Gaa let common sense prevail. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 05/06/2017 12:51:59 1994969 Link
Replying To clondalkindub: "For a tapping a linesman, give over. I'd back any player from any county over this. I'm after getting sent a picture of a certain players with his hands all over a ref in last years championship , players put their hands on refs and nothing is ever said. This is a witch hunt cause of who the player is." Keeping telling yourself that, if it was a Lee Keegan we'd all be calling for his head. You have no defence here. He pushed, pointed and shouted at the lines man all in an aggressive manner. Doesn't matter how little contact there was, the fact is there was and that is down to Connolly and no one else. Marse (Dublin) - Posts: 217 - 05/06/2017 13:03:14 1994975 Link
Fair to the couple of Dublin posters who aren't wearing blue tinted shades here. He pushed a match official, you don't do that, end of story. Whether Carlow players wound him up or not does not excuse his behaviour. You never touch a player. We are down one of the best Goalkeepers in the game for the summer for doing some similar in a club game last week. It's a huge blow with Cork gunning for revenge after last year. The day it's ok to push a match official is a very scary one. Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 05/06/2017 13:03:22 1994976 Link
Clondalkindub, should Evan Comerford have been let off? You said you would back any player from any county over this but I can't find anywhere you went in to bat for him. So it seems that yeah, it's just because it's a Dublin player you want "common sense to prevail". Officials should be off limits, full stop. If not this incident would be start of a very slippery slope and not somewhere the GAA should let things go to. kildare73 (Kildare) - Posts: 854 - 05/06/2017 13:10:41 1994980 Link
You could never call the criticism of connolly a witch hunt. Man literally makes his own fate most games with no help needed. Embarrassing at this stage how much of a loose cannon he is. Say boo to the man and hes lunging for ya. Something not right there at all and in my opinion totally unfair on the other 14 men on the pitch with him and the consequences left because of his rash actions. Slap on the wrist is no good this time. Beautiful.Meath (Meath) - Posts: 537 - 05/06/2017 13:22:10 1994986 Link
Replying To kildare73: "Clondalkindub, should Evan Comerford have been let off? You said you would back any player from any county over this but I can't find anywhere you went in to bat for him. So it seems that yeah, it's just because it's a Dublin player you want "common sense to prevail". Officials should be off limits, full stop. If not this incident would be start of a very slippery slope and not somewhere the GAA should let things go to." Yeah it's BS reading the like of that on here. Suck it up and move. Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 05/06/2017 13:25:50 1994988 Link
For a tapping a linesman, give over. I'd back any player from any county over this. I'm after getting sent a picture of a certain players with his hands all over a ref in last years championship , players put their hands on refs and nothing is ever said. This is a witch hunt cause of who the player is. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts:8630 - 05/06/2017 12:50:49You cant touch a match official regardless of how you do it if you do you deserve a punishment. No witch hunt. ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 05/06/2017 13:26:43 1994989 Link
Replying To clondalkindub: "For a tapping a linesman, give over. I'd back any player from any county over this. I'm after getting sent a picture of a certain players with his hands all over a ref in last years championship , players put their hands on refs and nothing is ever said. This is a witch hunt cause of who the player is." It was a minor push The rule concerns minor physical interference. I'm really struggling to find why some people have difficulty in understanding this. He's getting banned because he broke a rule. It's as simple as that Forpucksake (UK) - Posts: 130 - 05/06/2017 13:45:18 1995001 Link
Replying To Marse: "Have to say, I'm surprised to see some Dublin supporters trying to defend Connolly here. He is bang to rights. He put his hand on the lines man, pushing him and pointing his finger in an aggressive manner. He hasn't got leg to stand on here and we have no one to blame here only Connolly. He has to learn." I don not think that he pushed the linesman- a fly landing on the linesman would move him more. I would not mind being pushed every time I leave the house if that was considered a push. I see many incidents where a player touches an official. The incident over the line was more significant for me along with the incident at the end of the Armagh/Down match. I know DC has frequent rushes of blood to the head, however in last years AI he lost his jersey a couple of times without any action being taken against the attacker. We now have a game of football with many poor ref decisions and more incidents off the ball without any action being taken -with 7 officials watching on. We keep adding new rules on to a faster game making it impossible for one Ref to perform up to the standard and furthermore we need more ex player to ref matches (2 refs required). I was not impressed by the two guys on the Sunday game making a mountain out of a mole hill and a lot of experts posing here as well- some folk need to get real. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 05/06/2017 13:50:49 1995003 Link
Hopefully, whatever type of a ban Dermo get and i think he will get one, will have the effect of galvanizing the squad and getting the juices going. The good old siege mentality, adversity is an advantage depending on how it used. The competition for his spot will be fierce, with 4 new forwards making their champo debuts on Saturday. We havent had a full deck to choose from for years, when you consider, the likes of ROC, Jack, Mannion, Kilkenny etc all missing seasons we have been successful in. With the amount of football he plays year in and out, sitting out the Leinster championship might not be a bad thing and have him back fresh and fit for the semi final. Better news out of Dublin is that MDM is back shortly as well as one or two others, looks like the news of him being out for the season was misguided. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 05/06/2017 13:52:20 1995005 Link
Replying To clondalkindub: "For a tapping a linesman, give over. I'd back any player from any county over this. I'm after getting sent a picture of a certain players with his hands all over a ref in last years championship , players put their hands on refs and nothing is ever said. This is a witch hunt cause of who the player is." Is that the pic the hill 16 army have up of Cillian holding up Maurice Deegan when Deegan was falling over? Very opturnist photo which doesent tell the story. Trying to Deflect blame here yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11232 - 05/06/2017 13:54:02 1995006 Link
https://t.co/PxIXX8iRez?ssr=true Looks like theirs no way Diarmud can get done, happy days a nothing incident that linesman and ref thought so as well by taking no action. Let's move on. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 05/06/2017 13:54:56 1995007 Link