Listen Guys!!! I was sitting in the front row of the stand and the same incident happened right in front of me. CLANCY SHOULD GET THE RED CARD NOT GORDAN - The linesman was asleep & ref wasn't much better - when he seen the confrontation happening - he should have intervened and it would never have happened!!!! Clancy was never touched - Gordan gave him a light shoulder - there was definately no contact with his jaw and then he fell to the ground like a sack of potatoes !!!! Referees need to put a stop to this and make an example of players and it might stop happening - FANS PAY INTO SEE FOOTBALL -

rossie fan (Roscommon) - Posts: 39 - 28/07/2008 17:47:59    59055

that photo wasnt the incident you muppet,it happened about thirty seconds after that,get your facts right!!!!!!

tonto13 (None) - Posts: 106 - 28/07/2008 19:12:29    59123

So he threw 2 headbutts in 30 seconds Tonto - jeeze he had to go so!

Dubinmeath (Dublin) - Posts: 1123 - 28/07/2008 20:15:51    59166

a disgrace if dan gordon doesnt get off,

seamieb (Armagh) - Posts: 15 - 28/07/2008 20:18:11    59167

ctwomey YOUR A DISGRACE! SUCHA LIAR. THAT WAS A PHOTO WHEN DAN SQUARED UP TO CLANCY A MINUTE BEFORE CLANCY WENT DOWN LIKE A SACK OF SPUDS!! REMEMBER IF YOU WERE AT THE GAME, YOU'D REMEMBER CLANCY STICKING HIS HEAD INTO DANS, AND THAT PHOTO IS WHEN DAN FORCED BACK! NO HEADBUTT THERE! IF YOU'D ANY CONSCIENCE AT ALL YOU'D KNOW THAT DAN DID NOT DESERVE TO GET THAT RED!!!!

glenn_abu (Down) - Posts: 515 - 28/07/2008 21:19:00    59221

I`m a big fan of Dan Gordon and hope that he gets off for the 3rd round. In my opinion Clancy should be ashamed of himself!!!!!!!!!

AdamG (Mayo) - Posts: 309 - 28/07/2008 21:47:58    59244

Hi all,

I have a couple of claims from people indicating the timing of the incident so I have looked at the times on the images to put everything into perspective

Image 31 @ 19:59 40 sec (Clancy and Gordon square up)
Image 32 @ 19:59 41 sec (The supposed head butt)
Image 33 @ 19:59 46 sec (The ref splits them up)
Image 34 @ 20:00 10 sec (The red card)

Total time 30 seconds

Between Image 33 and 34 I ran from behind the goal line up the side line in anticipation of a yellow/red card - hence I dont have the images of Clancy's fall.

Regards,
Conor

ctwomey (Laois) - Posts: 3 - 29/07/2008 11:01:51    59488

Aw did u miss the Oscar winning fall! The funniest part was the choreographed movement of their Phsyio running onto the pitch! I think if you watched the Laois panel on the bench, it just verified that it was planned and contrived at half time! In my opinion, he outa be ashamed of himself- the GAA doesn't need "players" like him. The best place for him to be playing would be centre stage in his local community hall!!

DDawg (Down) - Posts: 15 - 30/07/2008 01:23:31    60557

Hang on here a minute. Are people actually trying to say that Clancy and Laois PLANNED to get Gordon sent off!!!! Are you mad in the head. Now I am a Down man but there is no way i would accuse a team of planning that. 'The choreographed movement of the physio', what are you on about. When anyone goes down the physio automatically jumps up to go to their aid. ITS THEIR JOB. Yes they may have been told to rile him up and see what happens, so what, that goes on all the time. But they certainly would not have told Clancy to drop after a head butt that did not happen.

Now i am certainly not condoning Clancys behaviour, it was discgraceful and should not be accepted.

Gordon will probably get off because he did only shoulder Clancy, although the two of them were head to head about 20 seconds previously.

RedAdmiral (None) - Posts: 85 - 30/07/2008 11:07:29    60786

Fair play Red admirable, saying Laois tried to get a player sent off is a very serious accusation to make. The photo's do show Dan with his head up against Clancy. Intent is as bad as actually doing it in the GAA so it was a fair red

laoistownie (Laois) - Posts: 409 - 30/07/2008 11:41:00    60853

"Intent is as bad as actually doing it in the GAA so it was a fair red" What a load of garbage!!!

Down Exile (Down) - Posts: 214 - 30/07/2008 12:10:41    60929

Laoistownie dont get me on your side. The photo's shown were not for the incident where Gordon was sent off. They were from 30 seconds previos where the 2 players went head to head with 'that' photo being the last second of it. That was not the incident and you know it.

Gordon got sent off for what the ref though was a headbutt as Clancy went down holding his face. It was clear from the Sunday game that it was only a shoulder, and not even a shoulder to the face.

Just because i dont believe Laois planned this as some are saying doesnt mean Clancy didnt play act.

RedAdmiral (None) - Posts: 85 - 30/07/2008 14:19:01    61103

GOOD NEWS

Dan Gordon has been cleared. His appeal was successful and he will be playing in Croke Park on Saturday.

An Dún Abu

Down Exile (Down) - Posts: 214 - 31/07/2008 12:02:20    61981

Good to see common sense prevail.

banner_boy (Clare) - Posts: 1285 - 31/07/2008 12:27:34    62025

Great News

The Gael (Down) - Posts: 115 - 31/07/2008 12:51:28    62063

The correct decision, great to see that dan wont be denied a chance of playing after the disgraceful antics of clancy,

GMG (Donegal) - Posts: 29 - 31/07/2008 12:55:11    62070

Great news! Better luck with your next actin performance Clancy!!

DDawg (Down) - Posts: 15 - 31/07/2008 13:23:02    62119

the gaa's disciplinary system is turning into a joke.it just seems that whether a player is guilty or not if he appeals enough times he gets off or gets a lighter sentence.if a highly trained and experienced ref makes a call to send someone off it should be upheld.there not there for the fun of it.

daytona11 (Kildare) - Posts: 4012 - 31/07/2008 13:52:46    62184

justice
now, go after clancy. Disgrace

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 31/07/2008 14:05:30    62215

The correct decision was made, Glad I'll be able to see Big Dan in Croker on Saturday as he is their stand out performer.

mugsys_barber (Tyrone) - Posts: 2160 - 31/07/2008 14:52:27    62292