THE FOGARTY FORUM: Discipline coming at a heavy price

Three minutes into the second half of Donegal’s Division One opener in Croke Park last Saturday week, Michael Murphy illegally hauled down Mikey Conway as the Kildare man attempted to make his way out of defence.

The significance of the foul wouldn’t have been lost on those familiar with the Jim McGuinness-Kieran McGeeney row after the counties’ epic 2011 All-Ireland quarter-final.

McGuinness, remember, took serious issue with McGeeney afterwards for what he believed was a planted article carried in the national newspapers earlier that day.