John Fogarty: Hurling managers have little to fear about sin bin

Something to keep in mind is just how specific this sin bin rule is. Try and apply the sin bin to cynical fouls in last year’s championship and we can only categorically call two out of 10 certainties and four most definitely weren’t

SIN WHEN YOU’RE WINNING: Tipperary’s Seamus Callanan is fouled by Galway’s Adrian Tuohey in last year’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final, an act of cynicism that would result in a sin bin this year. Picture: Inpho/James Crombie

In January, this newspaper listed seven examples of cynical fouls over the course of last year’s All-Ireland senior hurling championship. It accompanied an interview with GAA director of games development Pat Daly in which he said the organisation had a moral obligation to tackle cynicism.

Less than seven weeks later and the sin bin was voted in and will become a reality this Saturday when it makes its debut. The working of the rule will be explained at a briefing tomorrow and it most certainly needs to be simplified as much as possible.