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I agree with your frustrations lads but the thing is, this is a good thing really. The 12 week ban was ridiculous and likely will be changed completely for next season. I know that doesn't help you right now but imagine if Jim got 12 weeks too? When would it end.

eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 371 - 26/05/2026 17:05:26    2675835

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Replying To Fionn:  "Not that I wanted to see Jim get a ban but how can that lengthy ban for Ger be justified.???
It was bad then but even worse now.
I haven't seen or heard a single person think that the ban for Ger was proportionate.

Let's see what type of ban Burns gets…!"
It actually is a joke.So managers can go around pushing players now.Talk about a Pandoras box.To not get any ban at all is beyond ridiculous.Davy Fitzgerald can feel rightly agreived for the punishments that were handed to him.

Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 601 - 26/05/2026 18:24:08    2675858

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All this talk about the Dubs being favourites for the Leinster Hurling Final - well not according to the bookies. They have Galway at 2/5 fav's.
Dublin 7/4

Seems about right in fairness.

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4979 - 26/05/2026 19:51:44    2675874

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Replying To eddieSize5Balls:  "I agree with your frustrations lads but the thing is, this is a good thing really. The 12 week ban was ridiculous and likely will be changed completely for next season. I know that doesn't help you right now but imagine if Jim got 12 weeks too? When would it end."
I agree with you but Ger appealed his ban and got nowhere. It was ridiculous.
Effectively banned for the whole Championship.

Absolutely no consistency.

Remember the witch hunt against Connolly a few years ago. Even now I believe his suspension was very harsh.

So this year, If Burns plays again this season after that he did and Ger is banned for the season - what the hell is going on.???

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4979 - 26/05/2026 20:07:57    2675876

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Replying To Fionn:  "All this talk about the Dubs being favourites for the Leinster Hurling Final - well not according to the bookies. They have Galway at 2/5 fav's.
Dublin 7/4

Seems about right in fairness."
Galway 4/7 now. 2/5 was ridiculous. Don't think there's much between them. Hard to call.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 4325 - 26/05/2026 20:12:32    2675877

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Replying To Alwaysencourage:  "It actually is a joke.So managers can go around pushing players now.Talk about a Pandoras box.To not get any ban at all is beyond ridiculous.Davy Fitzgerald can feel rightly agreived for the punishments that were handed to him."
Someone posted that if Anyone from the bench or backroom team come onto the field of play or sideline, and then push or hit a player or a member of the opposing backroom team - suspension. End of.

BUT, with the shortened season, a 3 month ban for a push is OTT.

I know Ger was wrong but come on, a 1 month ban was the correct punishment.

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4979 - 26/05/2026 20:14:50    2675878

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Galway by 6/7

hlynch12 (Limerick) - Posts: 47 - 26/05/2026 21:19:31    2675898

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Replying To eddieSize5Balls:  "I agree with your frustrations lads but the thing is, this is a good thing really. The 12 week ban was ridiculous and likely will be changed completely for next season. I know that doesn't help you right now but imagine if Jim got 12 weeks too? When would it end."
It would end by managers not running onto the field and interfering with opposition players. The fact is Brennan was banned for 12 weeks. We can all agree it was an excessive punishment but the fact McGuinness gets away Scot free makes a mockery of the Brennan ban.

This whole mess may cost Kerry and/or Donegal further down the line. For instance a player involved in a future 50/50 incident may result in red…rightly or wrongly these things can often come back to bite you.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 12093 - 26/05/2026 21:37:23    2675902

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