Paul Galvin's six-month ban in 2008 still rankles with him.
The former Kerry star received the huge suspension for slapping the notebook out of Tipperary referee Paddy Russell's hand as he was about to send him off during the Munster SFC semi-final against Clare.
Recalling the incident in his autobiography to be published this week, Galvin writes: "The linesman calls the ref. I don't hear what is being said. Paddy books my man and turns towards me.
"A hum rises from the terrace. I'm about to be sent off. I want to know what exactly it is I'm being booked for. Paddy, having already booked me already, doesn't ask my name. He just writes in his little book.
"'You can't be serious, Paddy?' No response. 'What did I do, Paddy?' No response. As he reaches for the card I impulsively slap the book from his hand.
"It was a basic instinct, and impulsive reaction born out of frustration. Frustration at not finishing my first game as captain just as I was getting into my stride. Frustration at the seven or eight other games I didn't get to start of finish as captain.
"Paddy Russell struck me as a decent man. I shouldn't have reacted the way I did. He issued a report which was far and then kept his counsel, unlike his linesman, on whose advice he was acting.
"In his report, the match assessor, Eddie Cunningham, maintained that my second yellow card was harsh and that Paddy's performance hadn't been up to his usual standard - the first yellow card I got was equally harsh in my opinion."
Elsewhere in the book, the former Footballer of the Year explains his reasons for quitting teaching.
"By 2010, aged 30, I had nearly 10 years of teaching under my belt. That was enough of that. I was spending my days repeating myself. Repetition is a good way to drive yourself up the wall.
"A lot of my good friends are teachers and love their jobs and I enjoy talking to them about it. I enjoyed it for most of the time I spent doing it.
"For now writing, blogging, social media, multimedia, fashion and television offer too many possibilities and opportunities. I might go back to it someday. To teach English. I might still be at it if it wasn't for that bloody alarm clock."
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