FERMANAGH GAVE A fine account of themselves in this afternoon’s All-Ireland senior football championship quarter-final against Dublin — losing out 2-23 to 2-15 at Croke Park.
However, referee Padraig O’Sullivan and his umpires made a truly awful decision by awarding their first goal, which arrived 63 minutes in.
Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton collected the ball under his crossbar, before Fermanagh’s Sean Quigley came charging in to bundle him over the line illegally.
“I’m not quite sure what happened with it,” said Fermanagh manager Peter McGrath afterwards. “I think he challenged Stephen Cluxton and he went behind the line with the ball.”
That’s putting it lightly.
I don’t think it’s good television at all!! Supporting this team especially over the last 18 months or so, is not doing my coronary health any favours at all. Still a win is a win and as Henderson says, time to not be putting themselves in that position
@my name: 18 months ??? Bandwagon supporter
@Scott Stonebridge: read it again scotty, slowly this time
@my name: haha …… gone fishing….
@Scott Stonebridge: good one. Anymore ?
@my name: I’m definitely not going to die of a heart attack.
With the stronger defense, I would like to see a return of the expansive football. Especially against the weaker teams.
@Logan Shepherd: I agree logan. But until that actually happens, this edge of the seat football is taking a toil. I’m not as young as I was pal
@my name: Tons but I wouldn’t want to make it personal now
@Scott Stonebridge: sound man
The Liverpool team of the 80’s won many points and /or games in the last five minutes .Its the sign of a great team . There’s nothing to worry about .
Hes right. It’s great but it wont always get them over the line. They have shown great resilience this year since the start if the season but I cant help but feel they need to annihilate a few teams in the league to get them going. The margin for error is so small now with the quality of city. So these close games becoming tonregular will inevitably end up in costly draws. Only a few draws cost us last year. Man they they are good to watch doh.
@Seaniecp: Yup. Pinball for Pinheads!
That 10 point lead(game more played but still 10!) lost last year still in their heads methinks.
@HerbMancini: top of the premier league. Top of their champions league table too. Yes definitely in their head