Former official Gough says current ref standards are best ever

RESPECT is what the GAA President Nickey Brennan is demanding of players and team mentors at all levels for referees, but, the buzzword from the match officials is consistency.

The National Referees Committee hope this ambition will be achieved through the various publications that have become available in recent times.

Former referee John Gough from Antrim, best remembered for sending off four players in the infamous 1983 All-Ireland football final between Dublin and Galway, believes that the various back-ups are certain to improve standards.