Htaem
County: Meath
Posts: 6707

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Red card offence = red card = match ban, it's very simple, there is no legitimate appeal to hinder.

come off it
if you committ an offence in any walk of life you have a right to appeal the decision
its not a dictatorship we live in
and clearly the gaa were trying to sabbotage his right to defend hiself
thats cheating
a supreme court judge is hardly going to declare this without evidence

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 05/09/2015 11:38:26    1782660

you on about unbiased?
did he have to punched him no?
but players ae not supposed to retaliate?

he was being held in a headlock,whats he supposed to do smile?
did coc have to punch Connelly no?
funny how your not mentioning coc punching Connelly?biased?yes

superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2848 - 05/09/2015 11:46:52    1782672

LOL. The moral indignation .....love it.

avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 2004 - 05/09/2015 11:47:06    1782675

Business as Usual for Croke Park powers that be.
Justice is more equal fro some than it is for others.

This thread will probably disappear in the night as happens with most threads questioning the "supreme Authority"
How about if Refs boycotted games today and tomorre and let GAA end a member of the CAC, CCCC or DRA in to referee the match.
-undoubtedly with strict instructions to not blow the whitle against the Dubs.

Sadly this is an all too repeated scene because "we the people" allow it or are accept resignation in trying to combat it..
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE AND HOW DO THEY GET INTO POWER? WHY?

HOW SAD . WHAT A TRAVESTY!

PatOLogical (Limerick) - Posts: 1377 - 05/09/2015 11:53:08    1782680

hill

I already said I have no problem with Dublin appealling the decision, like I said why wouldn't they. But Connolly's appeal should have been thrown out because it's quite clear that he struck another player and got a straight red for it, there is no legitimate grounds for appeal, trying to agree otherwise is just biased nonsense and arguing just for the sake of it.

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 05/09/2015 12:04:14    1782688

Joxer - so from now on it's okay to punch an opponent ? Are you having a laugh with us ??

Connolly punched Lee Keegan .

Are you saying that it's okay to punch once it's in self defense ??

TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 05/09/2015 12:05:12    1782689

I think the question to be asked now is where does the GAA go from here What do they do about discipline when they obviously can't get by their own Alphabet Soup of Appeal Committees Also why did it take till 2:30 in the morning to come to the result My guess is they were shattered at that stage

cluichethar (Mayo) - Posts: 553 - 05/09/2015 12:30:36    1782702

Htaem
County: Meath
Posts: 6709

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hill

I already said I have no problem with Dublin appealling the decision, like I said why wouldn't they. But Connolly's appeal should have been thrown out because it's quite clear that he struck another player and got a straight red for it, there is no legitimate grounds for appeal, trying to agree otherwise is just biased nonsense and arguing just for the sake of it.

its the GAA who are to blame here
plain and simple,how are you overlooking this fact?????????
the cccc and chc are both gaa bodies run by central council
the DRA is an independent arbitration body .
people seem clearly unable to undestand this fact
thus his case was always going to go to the DRA
they were always the most likely to give him a fair hearing.
the facts from this have led a stark message that the GAA
were in the wrong and tried to purposely deny connolly the right to defned himself fairly
in an appeals case.
This is a very serious statement to be made by a supreme court judge
and basically classes the gaa as cheating connolly out of a fair defense of himself
I dont care what county your from or what county the player is from
but if the offical body are deliberatly trying to punish a player in
a dictator fashion without allowing him his right to fairly defend himself
that is very serious

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 05/09/2015 12:37:44    1782705

it took till 2.30 because these are not gaa officals
the DRA is a proper run arbitration committee
quite simply put they looked at all the evidence fairly
and concluded the gaa committees right from the start didnt do this
and tryed to sabbotage connollys case to defend himself in the appeals process.
The gaa need to be investigated for hindering somebodys right to appeal
thats a serious matter

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 05/09/2015 12:40:45    1782707

hill

Are you on shrooms? Can I have some to?

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 05/09/2015 12:45:19    1782710

There's some smell coming outta Croke Park today Colm. Are tyrone there. ??? Connolly getting cleared to play is a complete joke.

Redhandsam (Tyrone) - Posts: 93 - 05/09/2015 12:45:29    1782712

hill16no1man
County: Dublin
Posts: 10311

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it took till 2.30 because these are not gaa officals
the DRA is a proper run arbitration committee
quite simply put they looked at all the evidence fairly
and concluded the gaa committees right from the start didnt do this
and tryed to sabbotage connollys case to defend himself in the appeals process.
The gaa need to be investigated for hindering somebodys right to appeal
thats a serious matter

Have they explained exactly how they tried to hinder his appeal?

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 05/09/2015 12:45:50    1782714

As a lifetime GAA volunteer at all levels I am now ashamed of the Association. The way it's run is indicative of the state of the country & the way it's being ran, shameful. Great post on here titled "What have we become", Indeed !

Uimhir.a.3. (Galway) - Posts: 409 - 05/09/2015 12:49:00    1782717

Isn't this the second time Connolly has gotten off a red card on a technicality?

He's almost Teflon at this stage, is he related to Berite or what?

tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1526 - 05/09/2015 12:50:34    1782718

No. No. Yes. Dear lord the GAA is a joke. Debating the rights or wrongs of the final decision misses the point. Either a red card is right or wrong. As we have seen many times before the GAA change their minds or interpret the rules differently when pressure in applied.

IsMise (Tyrone) - Posts: 119 - 05/09/2015 13:00:12    1782724

I felt sorry for Connolly because I know he was being targeted off the ball. And sometimes people get pushed too far. he just made a stupid mistake. However what he did was a red card offence so it should stand. For the dublin posters complaining about the mayo lads getting away with it and you getting punished I don't blame you for getting annoyed it happened to galway this year in particular they targeted damien comer and got away with it and there was an incodent at the end with him amd who else but keegan, regardless things being caught on camera if ref didn't see it it dosent matter. But there is no way the linesmen didn't see some of these incidents, so why not call it to the refs attention. Ref can't have eyes everywhere particularly a game like last Sunday. More pressure needs to be put on linesmen to watch out for offences not just when the ref asks them.

galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1704 - 05/09/2015 13:07:22    1782725

The GAA is a joke. Kevin Keane should never have got off but once he did there was no other outcome for Connolly. Grassroots players need to show their disgust at a flawed system that is not available to them. Referees need to be respected but with structures letting a high court judge make an overiding decision in a hotel about GAA matters how can they be. Every club team in the country next week should agree with each other and the referee to have a staged brawl where 30 players and sidelines are all red carded for striking. WhenCroke park gets a few thousand reports of red cards landed on their desk they might think about the mess they have landed the association in.

peile (Mayo) - Posts: 180 - 05/09/2015 13:11:01    1782728

I just saw that Connolly is cleared to play. What a farce! The GAA and the DRA should really be ashamed. They are spineless. Dublin just kept appealing until they got the result they wanted. It seems that Dublin are too powerful and the referee got thrown under the bus once again. They also threw the first two appeals panels under the bus. They said he didn't get a fair hearing at the first couple of appeals- WHAT? The message is clear here- any ban can be overturned. Who would want to be a referee? The GAA will not stand behind you, they will hang you out to dry.

Liameen (USA) - Posts: 38 - 05/09/2015 13:23:52    1782739

For full disclosure, I am a Dub living in the US and here's my take on the DRA decision. From my knowledge, and the DRA website, they are a group of barristers/solicitors/arbitrators who, by virture of their experience and expertise in the affairs of the GAA, are properly qualified to resolve disputes relating to the Rules of the Association'. I have worked in the US for the past 18 years around attorneys/lawyers and so believe I have a little insight as to how they think. First, how was the rule/law most recently applied...commonly referred to as precedent. After all, the rule/law should be equally applied. Well sorry lads, the GAA shot themselves in the foot on this one with the Keane decision. I believe had Keane's red been upheld, DC would be in the stands today. Secondly, they are going to want to know why that most recent ruling was made. Since the GAA I don't believe have commented why, I am left to surmise why and this is my guess. They decided that because of Murphy's actions leading up to Keane's strike they should be lenient and downgrade the red to yellow. Well, thank you very much Lee Keegan because the DRA in hindsight saw your actions as the mitigating factors that led to DC striking you. DC fully deserved his red but the DRA have made the ethical call on this one. GAA, you have nobody but yourselves to blame.

TOB (USA) - Posts: 24 - 05/09/2015 13:30:08    1782742

I was a neutral on this game, but now
Come On Mayo!

Liameen (USA) - Posts: 38 - 05/09/2015 13:34:44    1782746