THE APPEAL AGAINST Tipperary hurler Jason Forde’s controversial two-match ban arising out of the recent league semi-final against Wexford is set to be heard next week.
The Silvermines club man could miss out on Tipperary’s Munster quarter-final against Cork on 21 May due to suspension and their championship outing after that – either a provincial semi-final against Waterford or an All-Ireland qualifier tie – if the ban remains.
County board chairman Michael Bourke has told Tipp FM that he is confident that they can have ‘a severe injustice’ overturned.
Tipperary have opted to fight on behalf of Forde after he was slapped with the punishment following a clash with Davy Fitzgerald in the victory over Wexford at Nowlan Park on 16 April.
Forde’s case will first be heard by the GAA’s Central Hearings Committee (CHC) and if unsuccessful there, Tipperary could then potentially bring it to the Central Appeals Committee (CAC) and the independent Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA).
Speaking after last Sunday’s league final loss to Galway, Tipperary manager Michael Ryan insisted the controversy did not derail their preparations for the game but did express his unhappiness with the sanction.
“Nobody likes to have any kind of an accusation hanging over you and these guys simply want to play hurling. The seriousness of a two-match ban, for any player, is horrendous, to be honest.
“We’ll just be looking that balance and fairness will be the order of the day when we make our case in Croke Park. The proposed punishment does not fit the crime, in my opinion.”
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This was for the legendary Andrew O Donnell RIP.
Come on the Little Village.
Andrew O Donnell would be beaming
This was for the legendary Andrew O Donnell RIP.
Come on the Little Village.
This was for the legendary Andrew O Donnell RIP.
Come on the Little Village.
This was for the legendary Andrew O Donnell RIP.
Come on the Little Village.
Ryan Deegan scored the first goal for Davis
God I hate that Thomas Davis club so much, run by fools, coaches are fools,I’ll never forget them bringing shamrock rovers to court cause the sdcc was giving us a stadium, like they already get enough from government for the terrible little club house they have,
@Happy entertainment: bit rich someone from SRFC talking about other clubs being run by fools. How is the grass growing in Glenmalure?
@PJL M: oh our Glenmalure suite in our nice big tallaght stadium is going great how is the little club house?we make more money in a week than you guys in a year so rovers must not be that badly run,
@Happy entertainment: yeah, it will never be your real home in Milltown, maybe some fools running your club made a mess of things…
@PJL M: it is our real home, and yeah many years ago the it was run by ppl who sold the fans out,sure I suppose they should have burnt it down for insurance purposes instead like some places do hint hint new club house that is still a kip,anyway you just enjoy it while it lasts numbers down in Thomas Davis , supporters down and believe me I know very well how Thomas Davis is run was involved in it for years until they tried to rob what was not for them,
@Happy entertainment: typical rovers
@John O Reilly: what’s typical?in fact you would say what Thomas Davis did was typical gaa, take what they don’t own
@Happy entertainment:”what they don’t own” have you heard anything in the news about the FAI & the people running it?
@my name: sorry who runs the fai?Do rovers run the fai?no they don’t you clown?but Thomas Davis were funded by the Gaa trying to take tallaght stadium
@Happy entertainment: it’s still extremely rich if you trying to take the moral high ground when your entire governing body is as corrupt as the Godfather series. Oh and you’re a clown
They could pass a ball to each other
Interesting that McDermottroe a former junior club player in Roscommon was the top scorer for Castleknock