LOI Fixtures Fri/Sat/Sun 24th-26th July

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Originally Posted by ATFC-1887

Mental stuff in Athlone. Never a red card. Ref was a disgrace. Worst i have witnessed. But we dominated the game and it was a well deserved win. If only we done it more consistently.
Seemed to be fights with both teams coaches and players down the tunnel after. Was a very heated game.

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Just seen Michael Connolly posting on Facebook ahead of Harps v Athlone, praising Aidan Friel as the best player on the park.

Not sure the referee of the game should be posting on such a public forum praising any player from a game he just officiated in.

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Originally Posted by Louth4sam

Any issue with O'Sullivan going down easy for the free that lead to the goal?

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Yeah, he definitely exaggerated any contact that was there going on the footage, didnt realise it at the time, what with the view from the away end being so great...

I'd say he was possibly fouled but hard to say either way. That highlights a bigger issue, you dont get frees if you don't go down. Refs have created a situation where players have no choice but to dive to win a free.