Club Championships 2022/23

Lookit…. Let’s hope teams learn lessons from this…. when flooding the field with subs to break up momentum just make sure you get it right.

Then all this fcukkery would never have happened.

Its that simple and Crokes learned the hard way.. they won’t do it again this poster would opine.

In the last few seconds of a tight game it is.

When did Crokes tell you they wouldn't play the replay as they haven't told anyone else that I'm aware of? Are you the anonomous source @FrancieBrady relies on or perhaps the head of the CCCC by any chance?

Love the transfer deadline day quip!

My main takeway from this whole situation is just how incompetent the GAA is as an organisation.

If the final is eventually replayed, it will have zero credibility. This championship was always tainted as a result of the 16th man debacle, but a replay adds a whole new layer of unnecessary controversy, and completely undoes nearly 60 mins of legitimate play. I actually felt that of the 3 punishments, a replay was easily the worst option all round.

I have no horse in this race, but if I were Crokes man I'd be feeling very salty about the whole situation. That being said, it feels like the controversy is only beginning. The appeals process is bound to get messy unless Crokes accept the replay, and it'll get a lot messier if they flat out refuse to play in it.

Was the word around the media that Crokes "have no interest in a replay"?

That line has been brought up a few times so I doubt it's something they came up with themselves

My take from this, the GAA eventually got it right ( could have kicked Crokes out of championship) , a replay is not an unnecessary controversy and you can't ignore the Last minute of a game because the first 60 were legitimate play

Thats a brilliant idea, i can’t believe they didn’t think of that. Can you point to the GAA rule book where this is a stated possibility?

I would be very surprised if either set of players would refuse to play. They wouldnt gain anything from doing so and would lose their chance at an all ireland title which none of the players have and bar a tiny number of clubs/players not many get to multiple club finals

The ref should be assisted with time management for the biggest/higher level games but timekeeping shouldnt be removed from the ref.

I think the clock in ladies football only operates in the biggest venues in latter stages. otherwise its the ref and if they have linesmen. Just like any other sport and technology.

Yes they came up with it themselves as all they could quote were anonymous "sources" but that's enough for some with an agenda / bias / chip on their shoulder who don't care about the legitimacy of clickbait articles to repeat and perpetuate Chinese whisper style until casual observers hear it repeated / said /written a number of times and it becomes accepted wisdom.

It's more a reflection of how prejudiced and lazy we've become as a society that establishing and validating the truth is no longer a requirement before baseless stories become accepted narrative.

It's Big Super Club Crokes on the receiving end this week but I'm sure they couldn't care less what a bunch of keyboard warriors say about them. What's more concerning is that this method of planting baseless stories in the knowledge the gullible and lazy will carry them forward and can be exploited for far more nefarious reasons but that's a topic for another discussion thread.

Was listening to Off The Ball tonight where it's being hosted by Michael Verney and he was talking to Declan Bogue i think and he said he can see Crokes dragging it out and eventually it will not be played again. Time will tell i guess.

If there is to be a replay it will be played in the coming weeks. Waiting for 8 months would be pathetic. what is the little thing in your view which would of prevented this?