Case for second GAA referee more compelling than ever

“With ten minutes left in a championship match, when you’re 80 yards from the play, you’re hoping to God there isn’t an obvious foul you’ll miss. You’re not going to get there because you’re wrecked.”

The TV camera angle behind the goal in Edendork on Sunday perfectly captured the moment when David Clifford was wrestled to the ground, and how referee Fergal Kelly was otherwise occupied and engaged at that exact time; Kelly was scribbling in his notebook as he was about to show yellow cards to two other players.

David Clifford of Kerry reacts as referee Fergal Kelly shows him a second yellow card. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile