Dolan Complains to gardai

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Much ado about nothing IMO, saw the incident on EL weekly.
Hopefully it is as was suggested a means of taking the focus off the players before the last game of the season, to give them some breathing space.

unfortunately at this stage i think it's more likely so that newspaper inches can be filled with everything other that reasons why we've had such a dismal run of late, and why we're staggering over the end line when a european spot is at stake.

[pete]

Had already taped eL weekly so had another look at last night.

Ball goes out of play, Dolan sticks hand out to maybe stop for going inot the stand, when sees Heary coming over kinda taps away to delay the throw a bit.
Heary gets the ball as Dolan is standing on the edge of technical area.
Heary winding up for throw, IMO deliberately backs up & shoves Dolan, steps on Dolans foot (can't see how could be deliberate).
Dolan reacts, Heary with back to Dolan backs up again only to move another 10 yards forward before completing the throw in.

Couldn't see how Dolan got his leg scraped but then again probably not take much contact from studs to do that. Heary definitely stood on Dolans foot was definitely trying to get at him by backing in to shove him.

Still bit o nothing incident & can't see what Pat has to gain by pursuing even if he in the right.

[DolansWaistcoat]

Cut out the crap Pat,you're a big boy now.Why don't ya get Heary on his own and sort him out then.

No need to go crying to the echo all the time!

[Éanna]

Originally posted by pete
Still bit o nothing incident & can't see what Pat has to gain by pursuing even if he in the right.

Yeah, I have to agree there. It does seem a bit petty. Fact is though, that Heary is a ****-stirrer who got away with assaulting a ref in the Cross this season. Maybe Dolan would be best off looking for an apology and then dropping the complaint. No harm to see someone taking Shels on.

As for what Ollie Byrne says, there have been a number of judges and juries in the past who haven't believed what he says, and with good reason.

[jofyisgod]

Originally posted by Conor74
Hey, what's all this anti-Pat stuff? If Georgie had been stamped on by some jumped up thug we'd be up in arms.

Exactly-just because it wasn't on the pitch doen't mean it wasn't real and didn't hurt.

Although i believe he should just look for an apology and be done with it.

[Éanna]

Originally posted by Conor74
Hey, what's all this anti-Pat stuff? If Georgie had been stamped on by some jumped up thug we'd be up in arms. Dolan got treatment for the wound. Maybe going to the gardai isn't the best thing, but I'd be delighted to see Dolan balling his fist and driving into Heary's face. Nothing worse than a nasty snide b*****x, spitting or stamping are nasty snide offences. Why couldn't he turn around and face Pat like a man? Because Dolan would have driven him into next week if he could.

Fair point, but if it had happened on the pitch the ref would have dealt with it, wouldn't he. I think the best solution would be the FAI to punish Heary, but we all know Shels players don't get punished by the FAI, so while I don't like people running off to the authorities like this, it's probably Dolan's only way of making a stand about it. And yes, I'd love to have seen blood streaming from that ugly little bastads face