Updated 1.25pm
TYRONE STAR Tiernan McCann has had his proposed eight-week ban lifted and is free to face Kerry in this weekend’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final.
A meeting of the Central Hearings Committee reportedly dragged on to the early hours of this morning as they made their decision.
McCann was slapped with the proposed ban for diving in the Red Hands’ last-eight win over provincial rivals Monaghan at Croke Park last time out. He feigned injury when Darren Hughes ruffled his hair; the Farney man was subsequently dismissed.
The CHC have this afternoon officially explained how the decision was reached:
“In relation to the above game (Tyrone v Monaghan), Tiarnan Mac Cana was charged with engaging in conduct, which discredited the Association.
“At a Hearing held on Wednesday the 19th August, The Central Hearings Committee found that the Infraction as alleged was not proven but that the facts proven disclosed the less serious Infraction of attempting to achieve an advantage by feigning an injury for which he should have been cautioned and shown a yellow card.”
Kingdom supremo Eamon Fitzmaurice insisted this week he expected the Killyclogher man to be free to line out.
Neil Warnock is picked up swearing in every live broadcast, why aren’t all held to the same standard?
There’s some library of “Mourinho looking miserable” stock photos.
@Sean: ah he’s just blowing you a kiss
I’m not Mourinho’s biggest fan but certain managers can abuse opposition players and dance in the face of officials and not get charged.
Mourinho says something inaudible and in a different language and he gets charged.
He’s certainly not flavour of the month.
Can’t stand Mourinho as a manager but this PC brigade stuff is just petty! Leave him off I say, not hurting anyone.
He should learn to curse “as Gaeilge”.
@Tommy Cameron: there’d still be some smart ass that would catch him
Typical English FA toffs can’t wait for Brexit for the whole country to explode with foreigners be routinely victimized- Warnock routinely swears – the jolly auld English justice