Indomitable McGee gets his reward

As Eugene McGee wiped away a tear after Saturday’s black card vote, it all became clear: labour of love, as it was for him, it still had taken its toll on the Football Review Committee (FRC) chairman.

After being told by all and sundry that it would fail, the relief would have taken hold of him too and in the interviews he gave afterwards, his emotions continued to exhibit themselves above the surface.

Here was a man who had committed himself to clean up a game he treasured. Here was a man whose respect for the game supersedes the majority of the rest of us.