Give referees a TV dig-out if it gets the right decisions

At the behest of a reader and a Kilkenny friend of ours, we took another look at Barry Kelly’s decision to overturn a Tipperary 65 last Sunday week. 

You remember the call late on in the All-Ireland semi-final when the referee overruled the initial decision made by his umpire and called it a wide.

“Was just wondering did Barry Kelly and his umpires have help in changing decision to award 65 to Tipp on Sunday?” asked David McGrath in an email. “Almost immediately after the replay is shown on TV, the umpire comes across to assist, puts his hand up to his earpiece and suddenly has a lot to say. Is hawk eye official in contact? Look, might be good for game if this was so but begs question — would decision have changed if not for replay?”