Referees chief calls for bans to tackle card-carrying cynics

Referees chief Pat McEnaney has called on the GAA to introduce a penalty system to punish repeat yellow card offenders and combat the growing cynicism in Gaelic football.

The Monaghan man envisages a scheme whereby a player incurring three yellow cards in the Championship would face a one-match ban.

However, McEnaney says it would not be operational for All-Ireland finals as he deems it would be unfair on a player to miss out on the September decider because of a yellow card.