Déise manager makes case for appealing Walsh red card

Manager Derek McGrath believes that there is a strong argument for appealing Michael Walsh’s straight red card as Waterford face into key away games against Clare and Kilkenny.

Déise manager makes case for appealing Walsh red card

The clash with Alan McCrabbe occurred near the sideline McGrath was patrolling: “I won’t go down the Arsene Wenger route. I had a perfect view of it. He pulled back with the momentum as he was gaining possession and the chap came on his blind side. Certainly I think there will be grounds for appeal. Michael was trying to gather possession with his left hand and his right hand came back just to give himself balance and I don’t think that he saw the man on his blind side. That would be the truthful assessment of it. I think there is grounds for appeal there definitely.”

“I was right in front of it,” the Déise bainsteoir continued. “He hit him in the head so there was a reaction to it. It was the sound of the helmet as opposed to anything else.”

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