Former referee Fergal Horgan calls on GAA to 'get rid of the assessor in the stand'

The three-time All-Ireland hurling final referee said Ben O’Connor was spot on with his “refereeing by numbers” claim, accusing Croke Park of burying their head on the issue.

Ex-referee Fergal Horgan. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Fergal Horgan is the latest high-profile ex-referee to lay blame squarely at the door of Croke Park over the inconsistency in how hurling is being policed.

A day on from Brian Gavin’s comments in the Irish Examiner that a lack of Croke Park leadership is short-changing hurling referees, Horgan has called on GAA top brass to “get rid of the assessor in the stand” and bring in former referees to mentor the current crop.