GAA DELEGATES HAVE voted this morning by an overwhelming margin to introduce a clock-hooter system for senior inter-county championship games in hurling and football.
84.2% of delegates voted in favour at 2014 GAA Congress in Croke Park with 15.8% of delegates voting against the motion.
The motion was number 3 on the agenda and read in full:
“A public time-clock shall be used at Croke Park and in all Grounds used for the Provincial and All-Ireland Series Senior Football and Hurling Championship Games, the latter for the Sam Maguire and Liam McCarthy Cups.”
The clock-hooter system was trialled for the first time yesterday at the Sigerson Cup semi-finals at Queen’s University in Belfast.
This will cost the GAA a lot as referees wont have the power to play for a draw at the end of the game.
Long overdue in fairness it’s worked great in the ladies game. The supporter’s will love it too, will really get involved in last 10mins. Players will feel the pressure of it too its great I can’t wait. Bring on the summer gaa.
There might be very little action in the last minutes. If a team is up by one or two points they’ll just run the clock down by bringing on the rest of their subs. The clock won’t stop for subs. This is madness.
The clock never stops and time is never added on for subs in any case. Substitutions are considered within the time parameters of the game. The clock will stop for injuries and necessary breaks in play. It’s not mad at all. It’s very simple.
A no no no no! If it not broken don’t fix it!
What a stupid idea
When will they vote to god rid of putting your foot under ball and to chop the b*ll*x of all male players? Bunch of gombeens up there in Croke park