Referee yet again - here we go, another game ruined, you could run any 30 second clip of that game and find fault. If this is the best officiating the GAA can provide the game is in serious trouble.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 03/08/2014 17:35:13    1630731

Mayo got EVERY call!

What was O'Neill at? Never trust a ref.

Sure, now Mayo fans can stop whining about the free at the end last year!

JayP (Dublin) - Posts: 1772 - 03/08/2014 17:35:55    1630735

Mayos ability to dispossess in the middle third won them the game but its a concern that they still are not closing matches out when they should be, great semi on the way!

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 03/08/2014 17:36:58    1630736

Pride restored but no coconut.Thought O'Neill was fouled and we should have had a penalty. Not sure what happened at the end but quite obviously Cork thought there would be another play. Anyways congrats to Mayo, I sincerely hope ye will win it out this year.

corkcelt (Cork) - Posts: 4388 - 03/08/2014 17:38:33    1630739

Great second half , I am genuinely going to wet myself laughing at the backtracking by Mayo posters re the last kick of the game , will they justify the refs timekeeping ? Oh watch this space the fun is about to begin .
Ultimately the best team won , Id have them as favouirtes to beat Kerry personally .

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 03/08/2014 17:39:15    1630741

mayo very cynical at times..can anybody explain why colm o neill wasnt given a free when tackled from behind going through on goal?

fabio8 (USA) - Posts: 2182 - 03/08/2014 17:40:36    1630745

One of the worst refs I've seen in a long time! Gave Mayo everything!

Lifford Gael (Donegal) - Posts: 1925 - 03/08/2014 17:43:10    1630748

No complaints, Mayo are a far better team. The decision not to go for goal at the end was shocking.

RebelCork (Cork) - Posts: 789 - 03/08/2014 17:44:12    1630750

Agree! Mayo super cynical today again as always. And the ref let them away with it! Poor refereeing?

Lifford Gael (Donegal) - Posts: 1925 - 03/08/2014 17:45:45    1630752

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One of the worst refs I've seen in

Wouldnt agree at all, Eoin Cadogan should have been sent off for that elbow

Scartaglin3 (Kerry) - Posts: 13 - 03/08/2014 17:50:03    1630758

I'm being philosophical here. We could have won but there is no way we would have won the All Ireland. Now our dual players are freed up and can concentrate on the hurling where we do have a possible chance of winning an All Ireland. I do feel sorry for the lads, they did put in a great effort. Thought Ref didn't do us any favours but if Cadogans elbow was deemed deliberate in first half, we could have been playing with 14.

corkcelt (Cork) - Posts: 4388 - 03/08/2014 17:50:49    1630762

Referee's aside you have to question players ability to make decisions that was chaos at the end, clearly the ref was going to blow up, its was two and half minutes gone in added time when they indicated two. We've this before, when Mayo wobbled as they usually do no matter who they are playing you got to drive the game home. But Mayo where the better team, can't see them getting a sniff against Kerry, but GAA will have to do better with the Ref.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 03/08/2014 17:52:32    1630764

Mayo an average and overrated side, if kerry get going they could easily beat mayo well. I don't buy all this talk of mayo being a great side.

Traleenative (Kerry) - Posts: 44 - 03/08/2014 17:53:48    1630768

Well done to Mayo. They created more chances. I am disappointed with the referee to say the least

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 03/08/2014 17:54:28    1630769

Where was the black card for the last free?

as_ky (Kerry) - Posts: 535 - 03/08/2014 17:59:10    1630773

I'll laugh if Mayo ever say Dublin or Donegal are cynical again , they are without doubt the worst in Ireland. The ref gave them everything and cost Cork !

TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 03/08/2014 18:02:35    1630781

Ref did Cork no favours whatsoever. Stone wall penalty when Cafferky picked the ball off the ground and a few other dodgy calls near the end.

Kerry/Dubs final. Put the house on it.

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 03/08/2014 18:04:59    1630782

Mayo one step closer but it's still the same team that failed in 12, 13

Same problems

Although that game will stand to them

Well done to Mayo. Massive game coming up...

But Id be confident that if Dublin are fortunate enough to get to a final

That Dublin will beat Mayo. Same Mayo team, same problems...

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 03/08/2014 18:05:36    1630783

Ref was fine, and that water carrier at the end was an absolute disgrace. hope Cork get a whopping fine.

sponger (Wicklow) - Posts: 2897 - 03/08/2014 18:06:18    1630785

We seen this before at last years AI . Cant the players look at the big screen and see what's left on the clock ??cork beat themselves

royalpainter (Meath) - Posts: 874 - 03/08/2014 18:07:49    1630786