We’d have never have beaten ye only for him.
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Thanks for the memories Fergal. He can give his undivided attention to his Fear an Phoist duties now.
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Sure we’ll never know as the man says.
Dessie O’Leary has to be in the shake up.
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Brian Power. Reffed a load of college games. Couldn’t give a fuck!
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Frank Murphy the GOAT
Horgan was as bad as the rest of them
And Buckie O’Brien.
Three-time All-Ireland hurling final referee Fergal Horgan has announced his retirement from inter-county refereeing with immediate effect due to “lack of appointments” in recent years.
The Tipperary official, who oversaw the 2017, 2020 and 2021 All-Ireland deciders, confirmed his retirement in an interview with Tipperary Mid-West Radio this evening, citing his annoyance with the current appointments process.
Horgan, who took charge of the Kilkenny-Clare AI SHC semi-final last July, claimed that Munster officials were losing out and amid what he suggested was a drive to promote referees from Leinster and Connacht.
Officials from Galway and Leinster were in the middle for the recent Allianz Hurling League Division 1 semi-finals and final.
Horgan also suggested that some referees had recently been handed games, despite failing fitness tests.
“It’s disappointing from my point of view,” he said. "I’ve worked hard over the past few years and haven’t got the appointments from Croke Park that I thought I should have got.
“No one has a right to get any match I suppose but in the last few weeks, we’ve seen referees getting appointments that didn’t pass the fitness test. That’s not going down well with referees.”
Horgan’s last game at national level was the Division 1 meeting between Waterford and Antrim on 26 February. He also refereed Cork’s win over Limerick in round one.
He insisted that his decision was final and that he felt there was not enough support for GAA referees.
"I did love refereeing. But I couldn’t see why anyone would take up refereeing, unfortunately. At the top level you get no support.
"Referees are very uneasy. I’m one of the referees that have stepped away. It’s a big decision for me to step away.
"I know for a fact that a lot of the referees in football and hurling are not happy with the way things are going at the moment. I can see why. Personally, I think it’s a farce what’s going on there.
“I’m 100% finished. I’m at ease now. I got no contact from Croke Park the last few weeks and that just shows me where I stand.”
Sean Cleere, Johnny Murphy and that little nerd from Dublin who reffed Limerick v Waterford in last year’s championship are probably the most well got hurling refs at the moment, Croke Park seem to love them.
My father was friendly with Paddy Johnson who presided over the Cork v Wexford, 1976 All Ireland Final. My mother to this day is still sour over Johnson’s handling of it. Any time she ran into Johnson over the years, she wasn’t slow in reminding him about it.
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Your mother from Wexford?
Yes.
Ah nice… Was that the final where Wexford scored 2 goals or that in first few mins?
That’s the one. Wexford were 2-2 to 0-0 ahead inside the first 7-8 minutes.
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Well sin a bhfuil for tipp having anyone in croker for the aihf
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Any supporter I’ve spoken to who was at it knew what was coming.
Fergal the entitled cunt sour that the authorities noticed that he was was dancing to the Big Houses tune. Don’t let the door hit your arse on the way out Fergal.
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Big scoop for Stevie.
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Tipp are slowly being phased out of the GAA
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