freemation etc. I appreciate your real concerns here...but we don't know what the ref. was thinking when the inconsistencies in the graphics were shown to him. Seemingly, he overruled the red line that was inside the posts and went with the copy that said miss...but it was his defacto decision/error....do you have an insight into his thinking? so he overruled the technology, which is a good precedent but will not always be factually correct. Also, we have the extra time problem...did it really happen or can we ignore that bit of history?

maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1237 - 30/08/2013 21:31:45    1471731

I don't think JP would have got involved unless he knew something; looks like we're going to get the victory without even a replay!

commercials1 (Limerick) - Posts: 115 - 30/08/2013 21:44:13    1471740

Appalling attitude by limerick really cant take there beating shocking shocking shocking give best lads galways day let them get on with preparing for the final without your cheap shenanigans

monkstownrebel1 (Cork) - Posts: 353 - 30/08/2013 21:57:15    1471746

30/08/2013 21:57:15
monkstownrebel1
Appalling attitude by limerick really cant take there beating shocking shocking shocking give best lads galways day let them get on with preparing for the final without your cheap shenanigans Certainly not an "appalling attitude" and def not cheap shenanigans. They deserve better from that day. A mistake was made and should be rectified

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 30/08/2013 22:00:49    1471749

ormondbannerman you have a opinion which you are entitled to, you say a mistake was made on the day [true] and there should be a replay,when cork played meath in 1988 dave barry was adjudged to have picked the ball of the ground giving meath a free in drawing the match and winning the replay, replays proved he did not pick the ball of the ground,so the point I am making is mistakes have happened in the gaa for years and will always continue to do so ie this year cork Kilkenny and Dublin man all sent of harshly, they could have objected to extra time they did not they played on they were beat galway are in the final let them have there day as I said stop these cheap shenanigans ps can you get meath to return the cup lol

monkstownrebel1 (Cork) - Posts: 353 - 31/08/2013 10:43:57    1471776

monkstownrebel

Those were human error, this is technology - even a corkman should understand the difference

commercials1 (Limerick) - Posts: 115 - 31/08/2013 11:32:05    1471800

commercials1 please correct me if im wrong the ref went for hawkeye seen the ball sail between the sticks then seen hawkeye say miss, now the ref could have chose to ignore hawkeye and give the point, please tell me if he had done this would there have been a outcry or would people have said well done ref it was over you called it right, but he did not do this and by not doing this he made a error a human error commercial1, just for the record I would have liked to seen limerick win the game and I really thought he was GENEROUS with a free in to limerick in last minutes now the fact is you could not beat galway in extra time that is a fact move on lad and give best to wishes to galway

monkstownrebel1 (Cork) - Posts: 353 - 31/08/2013 11:58:43    1471823

Limerick have no argument. Yes I know about the hawkeye problem BUT it was early in the game AND the ref made up for that mistake by letting Limerick equalize at the end of regular time. If you remember there was 1 minute of injury time at the end of regular time and Galway went up by one point and then the one minute was over and ref let play go on and even gave Limerick a soft free and they equalized. To me that wiped the slate clean. Limerick even led in extra time and couldn't hold it. Game over lads.

WoodlawnPat (Galway) - Posts: 288 - 31/08/2013 12:09:13    1471832

monkstownrebel

we're just rehashing the same arguments again and again, let's just wait for Monday and see what happens.

And I hope you teach those arrogant banner boys a lesson they won't forget in the final.

commercials1 (Limerick) - Posts: 115 - 31/08/2013 12:13:40    1471835

ha ha fair comment comericials1 and we will do our best to lash clare

monkstownrebel1 (Cork) - Posts: 353 - 31/08/2013 14:45:27    1471890

did anyone ever find out why the ref used hawkeye in the first place?
It was a clear point, no one disputed it, not even the galway players.
To be honest I think this ref has questions to answer.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 31/08/2013 16:50:13    1471926

A friend of mine is from the same club as the referee and said he had it down for a point but linesman told him to go to hawkeye.Supposedly once the linesman says this the ref has no choice but to go to hawkeye.

cornerback25 (Limerick) - Posts: 29 - 01/09/2013 09:53:57    1472148

decision arrived at tonight in Tullamore is NO REPLAY,

traleeexile (Kerry) - Posts: 732 - 02/09/2013 21:25:28    1473608

Is there any 'reasoning' given for no replay?

If this was a first round game or more importantly if it was a senior game - say between Cork and Kilkenny - would the result be different?

I think it would! It matters when its senior - it matters when its the few weeks BEFORE the All Ireland.

I am annoyed that an injustice was done - was admitted- and no justice has been delivered - to the people that matter, the players from Limerick.spewed out for years when arguing the rights and wrongs of a situation.

Again - and it has happened before - when a team has been unfairly treated by an obvious mistake - the GAA takes the easy way out - because it is not covered in rule.... and the injustice is not put right.
What is it about our organisation that it cannot do the right and just thing?
To state that the error was early in the match - the referee gave a soft free etc etc is irrelevant and is the same old rehash that has been the

carlowman (Carlow) - Posts: 1881 - 02/09/2013 21:52:37    1473645

Who actually cares the reasons for their upholding anything when the rules just rubber stamp such an unjust and unfair outcome, shame on the GAA. No Plan B, C, D, E or wait for it even a Plan A. A hugely expensive piece of technology is not fully tested nor are the rules around its deployment and FAILURE put in place. This technology has resulted in EXACTLY what it was trying to eliminate, have none of you a sense of humour? Now I know the people motivated by dislike of Limerick will post up anything and indeed who can blame Galway fans. But that is not the point here at all. I mean even if you have no sense of humour surely this episode brings an ironic smile to your face?
Hawkeye is sponsored by Specsavers, Referee's are sponsored by Specsavers, I think someone needs to tell Specsavers the joke is really wearing thin. And then just to rub salt in the open wounds we get the "Give respect Get respect" - the GAA are surreal at times.
They introduce technology to eliminate human error and the damn thing fails because yep Human Error then compound the error and mistake by upholding it based on rules and regulations probably passed when players wore steelcapped boots tied with brass wire.
In the history of farcial GAA mishaps and bizarre rules and regulations and from the archives of unbelieveable cock ups this is right up there. Go on JP bring them to court!

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4956 - 03/09/2013 08:22:26    1473661

Appeal failed. reasons why will be given in a statement by DRA later on today. hoping that the GAA will at least apolagise to the people of Limerick and the players, but wouldn't put it past them to not to

Kenlim (Limerick) - Posts: 864 - 03/09/2013 09:28:27    1473693

It's over now & I am glad.

Best of luck to Waterford & Galway this coming Sunday.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6490 - 03/09/2013 09:38:50    1473703

@traleeexile-

Fair play to u lad, u knew the outcome before the DRA or Limerick county board!! UR SOME BLUFFER- to make ur statement at 9.25pm when I know for fact the meeting was ongoing at that time and the findings were not made until after 11.30pm. Think u need a managerial position on the kerry football management, u cud then tell in advance how to beat Dublin!!!!!

luimneachboy (Limerick) - Posts: 242 - 03/09/2013 09:57:38    1473719

Some posters talk about bringing it to the High Court and then perhaps to Brussels or the Hague but there are too many" cold cases" that would destroy the record books. Will refs ever question a waved white flag again? I doubt it...Hawkeye is a cartoon at the end of the day

maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1237 - 03/09/2013 10:15:35    1473723

Whatever about the result, this should have been dealt with long before now. Waterford in the final weren't sure if they'd be playing on Sunday, or who they might be playing against. Limerick training away and don't have a fixture. Galway now preparing for a final, having not been sure if they had to play a semi or a final or what!

I think the correct decision was made. Limerick had a very soft free awarded at the end which was probably an attempt by the ref to level the game for Limerick. They wouldn't have got that free awarded otherwise. I've seen countless examples of human error in games, and if the GAA started replaying games now, they'd never see the end of it.

ringo (Wexford) - Posts: 384 - 03/09/2013 10:27:26    1473729