Brian Gavin: Ref Hurson certainly can't be blamed for a bad football final

Hurling officiating is currently a whirlwind, while football is a breeze.

IN CHARGE: Referee Sean Hurson during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Armagh and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

It’s seldom that the man in the middle has as carefree a day as Seán Hurson had in the All-Ireland senior football final.

Maybe it was on the cards. He had refereed the sides' All-Ireland group game in Sligo last month so both knew what they were going to get from the Tyrone man.