Louth brought 25,000 fans with then to Croke Park. So because 5/6 idiots attack the referee the team should be kicked out?
Louth should be kicked out of the Championship because of the behaviour of their supporters.
Should Louth be granted a replay against Meath? In fact should Louth not just be awarded the match? After all, Meath really should have lost the match by 1 point.
So because 5/6 idiots attack the referee the team should be kicked out?
Why should Louth GAA be held responsible for the actions of people who may not be members of the GAA or bought their tickets from the Louth County Board or via their club? Why should Louth be punished for the abject failure of the Croke Park authorities to control the situation. if anything, Louth deserve credit for the way their manager and a couple of players tried to protect the ref when they saw what was happening
If you followed this train of thought, then would you throw Tipp out of the championship for homophobic abuse of Donal Og Cusack by a couple of idiots on the terraces or Kilkenny for racist abuse by one person of Sean Og O'hailpin in Nowlan Park last year?. If we threw teams out of championships because of the behaviour of a small number of idiots, then there wouldn't be much of a championship left.
Louth brought 25,000 fans with then to Croke Park. So because 5/6 idiots attack the referee the team should be kicked out?
Because this is not the first time this has happened. Club sides have been kicked out of championships for assaults on referees by their supporters. Why should County teams be any different?
The only club sides that I am aware of (and I'll stand corrected on this) that were kicked out of the championship for something similer was where the people involved were players, officials and/or members of the club or were from the family of players of the club in question. A club or a county cannot and should not be held responsible for actions of the general public, regardless of what colours they wear or who they are shouting for. If the people who attacked the ref on Sunday are members of the GAA, then perhaps there is a case for far stronger action against Louth, but only if they are members
Wasn't in Croker on Sunday (far more pressing events in Thurles !!) but I always worry a little when I see a band-wagon approaching. I remember Louth beating Carlow in the championship in Parnell Park last year, can't have been no more then 2-3000 Louth fans at the game. Where have the other 20000 "die hard" fans been for the last few years?
If you followed this train of thought, then would you throw Tipp out of the championship for homophobic abuse of Donal Og Cusack by a couple of idiots on the terraces or Kilkenny for racist abuse by one person of Sean Og O'hailpin in Nowlan Park last year?. If we threw teams out of championships because of the behaviour of a small number of idiots, then there wouldn't be much of a championship left.
Why only if they are members? Many people enjoy the GAA games and get involved locally but don't take up membership.
Why should Louth GAA be punished if they are not members? Surely that's not fair?
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