Games weekend 26th 27th May

[ontheotherhand]

John Mahon’s second yellow tonight,any ideas how that decision was come upon??

It also stopped a very promising Sligo attack.....The footage isn't great but that looks like a really bad call in a weekend of awful refereeing.

League places are going to be decided by the refs this year. I mean they always are but this year seems so bad even by LoI standards. At least some of the old bad refs had a bit of personality. This batch are a horrible bunch. Its going to turn ugly at a game at some point and that's the last thing we need with crowds and visibility up.

[Yard of Pace]

This is a good, swift reaction from Cork. I don't think the guards can really do much unfortunately. Scumbags though they are I don't think they've actually broken any laws.

https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...239152272.html

How come there was no self-policing among the Cork fans? The headlines are dreadful. The idea of chanting about a kid who's sick is even worse.

[red bellied]

John Mahon’s second yellow tonight,any ideas how that decision was come upon??

Mahon is our best player and can't afford to some bull ****ty suspension after the sending off. Was fuking livid and still am.

[ontheotherhand]

How come there was no self-policing among the Cork fans? The headlines are dreadful. The idea of chanting about a kid who's sick is even worse.

Not sure fans should be responsible for policing this stuff. Everyone condemns the rougher elements when they go off but it's mostly them who would be doing the self policing. Average fan isn't going to risk it

[trevy]

TBF, the offside for Clarke was one I understood how they got it wrong.
The other one was inexplicable. On my viewing it does look like Towell was doing more of the wrestling, and yeah, looking on the computer there wasn't contact. A yellow would be Understandable imo opinion.
Won't be rescinded though, as it looks like he tried to kick, and don't see how he made out he was injured.

Kenny? Stupid. You don't go in like that when you're on a yellow. Likewise Hoare.

Bohs v shels last night also had wonderful ref mistakes.
Coyle could have had two reds, as could Boyd in the time he was on.
McManus gets a boot in the face close to the edge of the box, no free for high foot, delay stopping in spite of head injury.

I saw the incident on tv replays and McManus went down holding his head but there was no contact from the Shels player and it was a great call from the ref. He had to stop the game as McManus stayed down play acting but he had no head injury unless it was caused by heading the ball!

[El-Pietro]

How come there was no self-policing among the Cork fans? The headlines are dreadful. The idea of chanting about a kid who's sick is even worse.

It was outside the ground after the game. Most people didn't know about it until later that evening when the news came out.

[redobit]

Diallo was as stonewall a red as you'd see.

Mahon's was a bit soft but he did drag Graydon down while on a yellow. But after letting the Diallo one go, hoo boy...

Yeah it really was a bad challenge by Diallo, who is a handy wee player btw. I dont usually say too much about the refs, its a tough gig and all that but my god that was some woeful woeful refereeing. A terrible tackle is a yellow and Mahon and someone on our bench get yellows for 'remenstrating'. Diallo should have got a second yellow soon after too, but didnt. But he sends Mahon off for nothing then. The whole thing makes no sense. The league is flying and the only thing not stepping up is the refs.

[sbgawa]

First time in my life watching a game where I genuinely wondered did the ref have some money on the match. Utterly bizarre in Cork. If he shoes up in tallaght I dread to think.

[yurt]

A decent set of results across the divisions for keeping everything competitive.

Rovers and Derry struggling means the division is completely open into the second half of the season.

In the FD the teams outside the playoffs got the better results bunching up the table once again. Surely Galway have to go up from this position?

[De Town]

Galway and Waterford are clearly much better than the other 8 teams in the FD and have scored 82 goals in 36 games between them. They only have 2 goals between them in 4 games against ourselves, which shows where our main strength is. We've only shipped one bad beating (Treaty at home) so as long as that continues we'll always have a squeak in games. Clearly struggling in some games in attack but with our defensive record, it keeps us in games. We need a few bodies in during the summer though because we're riddled with injuries and the bench seems to be getting thinner with each passing week. Another 2 injured last night in Elworthy and Armstrong as well, hopefully they're not out too long.

[outspoken]

Galway and Waterford are clearly much better than the other 8 teams in the FD and have scored 82 goals in 36 games between them. They only have 2 goals between them in 4 games against ourselves, which shows where our main strength is. We've only shipped one bad beating (Treaty at home) so as long as that continues we'll always have a squeak in games. Clearly struggling in some games in attack but with our defensive record, it keeps us in games. We need a few bodies in during the summer though because we're riddled with injuries and the bench seems to be getting thinner with each passing week. Another 2 injured last night in Elworthy and Armstrong as well, hopefully they're not out too long.

Aye and tbf that beating v treaty was with a total mix & match back 4 when we have a solid back 4 and either aodh or victor sitting in front we look very very solid. The fear now would be (a) more injuries and (b) if aodh/byrne are recalled or cherry picked

[nigel-harps1954]

If Galway screw up the First Division title from here, they'll only have themselves to blame.

Themselves and Waterford are miles ahead of the rest, and it would also be a shambles on Waterfords part if they don't come through the First Division playoff at least.

It's anyone's game, bar Kerry, for the other playoff spots really, and a lot will depend on the summer transfer window.

[outspoken]

Drogheda beat Waterford in a play-off, not sure about Cork, need to see who they get in.

[Neish]

John Mahon’s second yellow tonight,any ideas how that decision was come upon??

Ridiculous decision

[pineapple stu]

Interesting that we're half-way through the season and already the top two can barely catch Dundalk's points tally from 2018/2019, and have dropped almost as many points as the 2015/16/17 champions did across the entire (33-game) season.

In 2021, the top three all had 35 points at this stage. Last year Rovers had 39 points after 18 games I think, so they're six behind already.

[Jack B]

In a weekend of dodgy decisions that Mahon red is probably the worst. Believe it can't be overturned either as it was a second yellow rather than a straight red.

[Battery Rover]

In a weekend of dodgy decisions that Mahon red is probably the worst. Believe it can't be overturned either as it was a second yellow rather than a straight red.

Yes only straight reds can be appealed

[Shinkicker]

A decent set of results across the divisions for keeping everything competitive.

Rovers and Derry struggling means the division is completely open into the second half of the season.

In the FD the teams outside the playoffs got the better results bunching up the table once again. Surely Galway have to go up from this position?

Derry and Rovers loose and none of the teams immediately behind take full advantage to make it four or five team in the mix and keep it interesting until the end of the season. European matches could now be very influencia on the league

[ger121]

Derry and Rovers loose and none of the teams immediately behind take full advantage to make it four or five team in the mix and keep it interesting until the end of the season. European matches could now be very influencia on the league

Point closer than we were Friday and a game in hand too. We’re still here…

[Bohtastic]

Point closer than we were Friday and a game in hand too. We’re still here…

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Ger.

We're not mathematically safe from relegation. Let everyone keep talking about the two horse race.