McEnaney: Officials making card errors

Referees chief Pat McEnaney is pleased with how the black card is operating in Gaelic football but concedes officials have been making some errors in applying the new rules.

Over halfway through the round stages of the Allianz Football League, the Monaghan native is relatively satisfied with how it’s working at inter-county level as much as he doubts the high scores will continue unabated as defences become more familiar with what they can and cannot do.

However, as he prepares for a meeting with inter-county football refs this evening, he accepts mistakes have been made with some officials incorrectly handing out black cards and, in a number of cases, yellow cards for automatic substitution offences.