Football Championship 2026 (Mod Note in OP)

Going to say again conflating McGuinness actions with Brennan is absolutely laughable. Massive difference in actions.

If the ccc gave 12 weeks for a small push on a player who pinned a man for a punch, what is it for the actual punch and cliffords elbow?

Bit of a difference in grades of violent conduct there but of course nothing to be seen for the kerry lads in the demands for action and McGuinness is the devil incarnate.

I just looked up “the battle of omagh” 2006 . Tyrone v Dublin in league. All but one of the original bans was overturned. So basically in 20 years nothing was really learnt. The GAA CCCC just seem even more reluctant to hand out bans in the first place.

Unless of course your name is one of :

Diarmuid Connolly 2017: Carlow - gave linesman a small push he landed on his arse - 12 week ban

Kevin McStay 2018: - as Roscommon manager threw ball at ref - hit him on head - 12 week ban

Ger Brennan 2026: - removed Galway staff member’s ear piece - 12 week ban

So basically it’s like the classroom if you are not on report, you get away with it.

Yet everyone can see video and see what the ref missed, and pretend it never happened.

Failure of the GAA to take responsibility other sports would use video evidence.

The first two were in relation to match officials and it is quite stretch to compare the Brennan incident to McGuinness on Saturday.

Personally I believe the powers that be would have been delighted to hand McGuinness a 12 week ban if the could have done so without having to give Clifford a minimum of a two match ban.

From what I could see, and from video of it since, it was no different that the previous. Intentionally high.

Hopefully both these two teams are knocked out before the business end of the championship. Both are up their own arses and hopefully they get dumped out, there are 4 r 5 teams out there on their day capable of beating them on a one off and i will cheer them to the rafters if it happens. What went on below in Killarney was sickening to watch, players diving looking to get opponents carded, players and backroom swarming the reff looking to get players carded, a player being constantly booed when he touched the ball. A manager who has totally lost the run of himself attempting to bully reporters from asking obvious questions. I never thought inter county gaelic football would go down this route and it is horrible to see it happen.

McGuinness gets off because they couldn't bring themselves to sanction Clifford. Imagine the upset sponsors, reduced attendances and the golden boy sitting out championship games. The disciplinary system has been completely undermined.

Brennan, McGuinness and Cliffird should all have received similar punishment - 1 or 2 match bans.

Donegal back in poll position unless Kerry can get most of the walking wounded fully fit.

There was no difference in their actions. Both broke the same rule and should face the same consequence.

The CCCC just bottled it because of the time of the year, and the team involved. If this happened in the first round of the league or if this was Louth, Jim would be getting a ban, but a few weeks out from the All Ireland with a team thats in the mix, well a ban is not happening.

They even noted the "Referee dealt with it at the time", but there was no card given to Mr. McGuinness so it wasnt dealt with.

If rules are not applied fairly, its a farce.

As i said laughable...

Can you describe both events? I think youll struggle to say they're the same. I posted a link to the video of brennans earlier in the thread for your ease

It is still "physical interference" regardless of which rule it fell under.

I'm not too sure about that they would have been delighted, they could have taken the "unprecedented" action and used video evidence. If players mentors etc knew video evidence was used against them even if missed in the refs report suddenly, everyone would be on much better behaviour. The GAA administrators are making themselves look very amateurish. It is almost implicitly condoning behaviour. If people can get away with it they will keep at it.

I dont think brennans constitutes minor if you want to go down that road. Pulls his ear, bundles him to the ground and looks like he's tried a stamp.

McGuinness, push but contact not clear on camera (so how do they pin him?) On player who pins a man for a punch takes 2 steps back.

So if that's minimum.... brennan should be counting himself very lucky indeed. Slight difference there.

Personally im quite happy to have a manager who stands up for his players. I think it says plenty that its more who than the action in this tread. McGuinness light push and the vitriol, Burns punch, Clifford elbow, no one concerned about bans there. I know which id consider violent conduct

Ps the bit your quoting refers to match officials, referees, linesman etc

Cat 3-min game ban-"Striking or attempting to strike with arm, elbow, hand or knee with minimal force'

Cat 4-"as above causing injury", min 2 game ban.

Safe to say a few more suspensions should be flowing if people want to follow the rules... funny only one man people are concerned about