McEneaney urges end to officials’ role in video reviews

LEADING referee, Pat McEneaney, has called for an end to the controversial process whereby match officials are asked to revisit decisions made on the field of play.

The Monaghan official, long regarded as the best football referee in the country, was recently asked to review footage of the Derry-Tyrone league match, after which four players had their offences upgraded from yellow cards to red.

McEneaney also believes that the Association’s disciplinary system is bloated by too many layers and should be simplified so that all cases could be dealt with in the space of one working week.