A friend of mine found an envelope with four tickets in it on OâConnell Street on all Ireland final day a few years ago. Nothing to see nearby and no names on it. Walked up to croke park and left it at reception, they said theyâd no way of finding whose they were and he should probably use them. He said see if they turn up but left his number in case they didnât. He got a call the following day from the man who lost them who was up with his small son and two nephews who couldnât thank him enough.
I lost my ticket in a taxi in 2018. Lucky the man who gave it to me knew the seat number and what not. A chap got ejected after using my ticket while I got it reprinted again in some office around croke park.
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Fair shooting at that grade. Bruree can store up their resentment for another while
Richie Cian and Graham cut lonely figures down the subs bench.
OâReilly was on the beach last day too I think. Is Shane O Brien injured? Or just dropped from 26?
C OâNeill lucky to keep his place. He coughed up 5 very poor turnovers against Cork that resulted in 0-04. He really needs to tighten up his play.
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Flaherty is going to get someone killed with his reffing soon. Hypothetically speaking, is there any recourse for teams if a ref just invents a new rule & applies it in a match?
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Iâd imagine heâd have to make some reference to it in his match report before youâd have an angle to challenge the match result
Barry Murphy injured or dropped of the panel?
What did he do now?? I can except a fella being bad and there being no badness in him but Flaherty is brutal with an attitude to go with it.
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Black card & penalty in a club game. Which wasnât even inside the 21 (or D).
Reffing is a really difficult job, I have a lot of sympathy for them. And theyâll miss fouls, theyâll blow for ones that arenât fouls, theyâll miss wides & scores at that times.
But I feel like you need a cool head and heâs way too confrontational right from the first whistle.
And like, you really should know the rules. Iâd forgive most other things. He is by far and away the worst ref in Limerick.
He has a bit of competition!
As you say, itâs a very difficult job. Once a lad has a good manner with players, and is genuinely trying to do his best then you canât have any complaints.
I think the top refs in the county - Stapleton, Mike Sexton, Dave Deady, Hayes, even Johnny at club level - are all decent and communicate with players and thereâs a bit of respect both ways in that scenario. Thereâll be no bollocks acting generally.
Thereâs less than a handful I actively dread seeing appointed to our club matches. You know anything could happen which is never a good place.
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Weâve got some fine refs in Limerick, in fairness.
And I donât even mind a few of the less good refs who at least have a decent attitude.
There are a few outliers though: KF, JPK, MB⌠You just donât know what theyâre going to do.
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JPK has to be the worst. Cannot hold his head and liable to do absolutely anything.
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McEneaney used to praised for it
Spike got rid of him last year, donât know if heâs back this year.
He is
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Was at a junior B match or u21 match in Mick Neville a few years back. Miserable night in the middle of winter.
It was knockout and inevitably came down to the last couple of mins. It was either level or a point in it. Anyway the bould Mike Mann was reffing it. Game was in the melting point and there was an absolute blatant line ball to us. Clear as day to anyone in attendance. The crowd start going buck ape. âffs, open your eyes etc.â
There was no lineman obviously, only two lads from either club holding the flag. The bould Mike saunters over, winks at the irate crowd and goes âIâd a great view of it from 50 yards away, weâll stick with my decision.â
You could only laugh. 
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