KILKENNY GREAT HENRY Shefflin has strongly argued that the card issued to Richie Hogan for a high tackle on Cathal Barrett in today’s All-Ireland hurling final should not have been red.
Tipperary were 3-25 to 0-20 winners over the Cats at Croke Park this afternoon, and Hogan’s 33rd-minute dismissal comes as a huge talking point from the clash of the old rivals.
Referee James Owens flashed red at Hogan for the late, high challenge with the scoreline reading 1-8 to 0-10 at the time. From there, the momentum swung in Tipperary’s favour and the game escaped 14-man Kilkenny.
At half-time on The Sunday Game panel, Shefflin noted that it was ‘a harsh call’ — ‘My initial reaction was that it wasn’t a red card,’ he said — and the Ballyhale man re-iterated his stance again afterwards.
Donal Og is adamant Richie Hogan should have been sent off. Henry Shefflin also admitted it didn't look good. #sundaygame #KKvTipp pic.twitter.com/PJj94nRfD2
— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) August 18, 2019
“For me again, in real-time this didn’t look a red card to me,” he told RTÉ Sport’s Joanne Cantwell.
JC: In real time… but is it a red card?
“Where is the common sense to this? I know they’re going out to me for saying this… I still don’t think he [Hogan] hit him [Barrett] with his elbow in the face. For me, it was a yellow card.”
But Cathal Barrett was hit in the face by Richie Hogan. Does it really matter what part of his body?
“Of course it does. If Cathal Barrett sticks his head down, he hits off Richie’s hand, he makes an impact. I just think it was a yellow card offence. I stand by that.
Not by the rules of the game which the highlighted early in the year?
Not by the rules of the game… I totally understand that. But, this game was influenced majorly by that decision. If there was a common sense decision, I think, for me, it would have been a yellow card and we would have had a serious game.
So do we get the referee to referee by common sense or what the rules say?
“I think it’s a bit of both.”
'Where is the common sense to this?... This game was influenced majorly by that decision' - Henry Shefflin argues the Richie Hogan sending off was harsh #KKvTipp pic.twitter.com/Oa573g78P5
— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) August 18, 2019
And in steps Anthony Daly:
“We would have had a better final, there’s no doubt. But for me, the fourth angle would make it a conclusive red. I’m sorry.
“Real time again, I thought yellow but we were sitting up here and looking down. But when I saw that fourth angle, I said there is an element of elbow to head and for me, it’s red, yeah.”
Back to Shefflin:
I’m not saying it because it’s Kilkenny. The game was kind of over, the atmosphere was just sucked out and the life was gone out of it, and that’s the biggest disappointment for me.
And the last word went to Donal Óg Cusack:
“Nobody wants to see a player getting sent off… I agree, it actually took the good out of the game. But you have to face it. In my mind that’s a red card no negotiable.
“Elbow to the head, he has to go for it. Anything above the neck; we know the referees from the start of the year are really clamping down on it. I think it’s a red all day to be honest, that’s my view on it.”
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Embarrassing performance. We don’t deserve to be at a world cup. I know we aren’t the most technically gifted team but the lack of passion and ambition was shameful tonight.
The interview was almost a bad as the performance. This is not a club side he is managing its the Irish football team and we deserve a proper explanation as how our team is being run. After watching that drivil that interview was pathetic.
@James O’Keeffe: funnily enough I thought the interview was better than the Irish performance. How he avoided answering questions was childish and comedic.
I half expected MoN to say “you mom goes to college”. It made me laugh anyway.
A lot of abuse going towards management. For god sake look at the players we have, what do we expect. They outplayed us at the Aviva too.
Disgraceful performance and fair play to O’Neill he gave a disgraceful interview as well.
@george holmes: MON treats TOD like a dog in the majority of interviews. Cringe tv and I feel sorry for tony.
Not too sure how Martin was tetchy…. Tony ended up giving his opinions on his very own questions. Then when Martin didn’t give the desired answer, Tony tried to lead him …. I’d hold my ground too with the journalist… Sensational headline on a non issue
In fairness, most of his success was winning leagues with Celtic. A donkey could win the league with Celtic. Look at Brendan Rodgers sure.
@Paul Whittle: Why would you do that, rag other, non related, people into the discussion and then insult them?
MoN shit tactics tonight should stand alone in splendid isolation.
@Paul Whittle: could a donkey get to a European final or beat some of the best teams in Europe on a regular basis? Conveniently forgetting those things that O’Neill achieved with Celtic.
At Celtic he had Larsson, Sutton, Hartson, lambert. We don’t have anyone if that calibre.
Tetchy old school man. That was cringe. Bereft of ideas?
I said it before, O Neill is a fraud
Martin, that was shite. Thanks!
Wales have a manager willing to play a 17 year old in a WC Qualifier, we have a manager that won’t pick anyone outside of his safe “hoof it and run” group.,nevermind picking a young striker that can score goals,he’d rather leave him in Preston
@gavexile: Spot on.Maguire should be on the team never mind the squad.
Good man Tony O Donoghue asking the questions we wanted to hear, glad you were’nt bullied into staying quiet like a lot of journalists, made O Neill look like an idiot with his childest answers.Got a footballing lesson from Georgia tonight, they are ranked 120? Houlahan has to be involved Tuesday, he is our only player who can pass the ball properly and retain possesion, and put Sean Maguire straight into team the only Irish forward who knows how to score. Think Meyler should be in as well.Know none above will happen though, ah well dream on….
Some right experts on here.. imagine what way roy Keane would have reacted if he was asked the same question!
Can’t blame Martin for going on the defensive. Those wa****s in the studio are gunning for him. I’d like to see Dunphy do better with the players at our disposal.
@DL_8_5: Come on, he responded like a child.
@Peter Kiernan: it’s hardly his fault the players can’t string two passes together.
@DL_8_5: He did pick the team, didn’t he?
He sends the out to play a certain way, doesn’t he?
And they just hoofed the ball away every time they got, didn’t they?
So what does that tell you?
@Peter Kiernan: tells me
You ask too many questions
@Peter Kiernan: So you honestly think he tells each player to hoof it as soon as they get it? They are a bunch of average players, what do you expect from them? For example the man of the match James McClean, hard and all as he tries, is not an automatic starter for West Brom.
@Pj: They are rhetorical!
But don’t worry, I have the answers at the back of the book if you need them.
@DL_8_5:
Well, it must be one of two things.
Either he told them to hoof it up the field and see what happens.
Or he told them to pass to a man in a green shirt, but they didn’t listen to him and hoofed it up the field.
The result was the same, the ball was hoofed up the field.
Whatever, it is poor management.
Ability doesn’t come into it. There is enough talent there to string a few passes together.
@Peter Kiernan: I doubt you do
Don’t worry. Your bear makes you supercilious to my bullets
@DL_8_5: Ridiculous argument that these players can’t string a few passes together. If you watch Dundalk in Europe, they pass it around, play along the ground. They make mistakes (*cough* Gartland) but they’re not afraid to get on the ball. I’d rather watch Gary Rogers mess up a simple backpass, then watch this pathetic national team get 26% possession against a team ranked 89 places below them.
@DL_8_5: So Brady and Hamann are wa****s(2 great players by the way) because they called it as we all saw it? It was a load of tripe and everyone saw it. Fair play to Tony O Donoghue for asking the questions we all wanted answering but ONeill came out looking a right clown with his replies. By the way, why would Hamann (a german) be gunning for O Neill?
@Pj: You should get new bullets.
We will be embarrassed in the World Cup if we qualify, heart and commitment do not cover up the fact we can’t pass the ball or create chances from open play. Technically we are weak, the manager makes poor decisions. We play like a mid table championship side in England .
It’s Saturday people .. chill and have a pint! Bit early to be chopping off heads..
where are we in the group at stage of any other qualifiers? Let’s keep Martins P45 in the bottom drawer for at least another two games
@David A Roberts: *at this stage
They’ll probably go an beat Serbia now
Same old story. We got what we deserved for leaving Wessi on the bench.
Sit back and look at the players that O’Neill has at his disposal. Not a huge amount of talent there, unfortunately most are, at best, journeymen players.
@John Strahan: utter rubbish. Norn Iron are in a stronger group and in a far better positon with so called weaker players. Comes down to poor management
It’s sad really most of you looking for MoN sacked are probably the same muppets that cried out for him to take over at the time
Bitter poisonous little dwarf..For a man that forces horrible archaic football style on us .,the arrogance he shows is incredible .A little jumped up bitter little Jack Charlton clone acting as though he’s Ancelotti or Paisley.Sooner we see the back of him the better ,we have the wrong MO’N in that dugout
Jaysus you’d think tree all sunday league players ….
Martin o neill tries to bully Tony into not asking the hard questions, ‘Why should i tell you’ … when tony asks him a question.. who does o’neill think he is, Tony is right o’neill is answerable to the soccer supporting irish public and the fans who pay his wages, and if you cant handle answering some tough questions about shitty performances ..maybe its time to jog on..
@Alan Foley: Agree 100%.
It was the same outrage when we won against them those few years ago. Bad performance but won, not so lucky this time but qualification is everything not a tiki take display in Tbilisi. I think we are so bad tonight we will sneak a win on Tuesday the MO’N is a genius!! Fickle fans