The moments after the final whistle in the Leinster Senior Football Championship final that saw referee Martin Sludden attacked by furious Louth fans. Please note all comments are subject to approval. For more go to www.rte.ie/play...
at 0.54 you can see linesman Martin Duffy who reffed the all Ireland final last year so we have a ref who allows the worst goal in gaa history, 2 umpires who missed a player throwing the ball in the net while sitting on the goal line and a linesman who missed a straight red in last years final even though he was only four feet away. What chance did poor Louth have.
A camera on the goal line would of solved it all!!!! I went out in coppers the night before that match ,met this YOKE from Carlow told me she won tickets for the match the next day,she asked me to go, I said cool grand.well fuck it!!!!she would not shut the fuck up all the way through the game!!!at the end she goes WHO WON THE GAME???,with all the talking to the everyone around us and burning the ear off me she had not a clue what was going on.!!!!never again.
Ref got what he deserved!!! if that was me i would be dejected!!! i watched that match in thurles right before i went too the cork vs waterford match & if that happened too me (which it did in a way) i would be fuming!!! these refs are crap!!!!
poor louth.robbery it what it was.those umpires must be blind.how did they not see the ball being thrown.disgraceful scenes at the end but after 50 years of waiting i understand their frustration.as a tipp man i wish louth the best.UP LOUTH
From a neutral supporter I have to say the referee was a disgrace I wouldn't let him ref a school boy match. Very bad for both sides but Louth were the better team. The garda did not act quick enough either, they should have been on to escort the ref off when the final whistle was blown. Everyone is talking about the Louth fans but where I was in the Lower Cusack the Meath fans weren't much better. Hopefully they might get to replay the game
I'm annoyed at people saying the Gardaí should have done more, there was 2 of them and about 6 fans that abused the ref, Gards are human too, they aren't a bunch of walking brick walls...this all boils down to the GAA, it's their fault for not letting the referee consult the video playback, why do they even play it back? just to fuel the anger of fans? If they play it back at all they should allow the ref the 2 seconds to reconsider his decision.
Some people think that the Louth team can actully control their supporters. It's not the teams fault that supporters done that. They can't control who supports them. And yea they were in the wrong but sure so was the ref. So stop letting the supporters who ran onto the pitch reflect on the team. Louth was robbed of that win. And I hope Meath are proud that they they won that unfairly. And that they don't deserve that cup.
take a look at what is going to GAA games these days and how wasted they are,, decisions aside the only difference with this is that RTE caught it on video, it goes on between fans after every Intercounty game...completely covered up always, if it was an FAI game we'd never hear the end of it.
that is a disgrace 2 ireland:(i was angry dat louth lost even though im from monaghan it was the umpires fault if i was charging at some1 it would be him
not good enough that a ref be abused like that,I dont care who won or lost,that kind of behaviour is totally totally unacceptable! shame on the gaa,shame on our national game.
louth definitly deserve a replay...just wasn't fair what happened...shame on the knaclers who attacked the ref...but it was the umpires we should blame..there it was 2-3 yards in front of them..and couldn't even spot what happened...disgracefull!!
Whatever the actual result, the game should have been awarded to Meath due to the thuggish behaviour of those non-humans who tried to physically harm the referee. Then, for reasons of sportsmanship, Meath should have ASKED for a replay. Both counties have reasons to be ashamed.
fair play to the meath team for not giving the replay. i was at the game myself and ive never seen anything like it, it was a disgrace if the louth fans and players hadnt reacted so badly i would have been all for a replay and i think the team would be too so louth have themselves to blame as well
if there is to be a replay let it be played behind closed doors. No fans, lest they try to do something again. Also bring back the same ref. After Henry and then Lampard's goal not given, plus some Tevez off sides and now this horrible decission, both the GAA and FIFA have to be considering goal line technology.
@MsSarahk10 Your absolutely right!!! if that was me i would be dejected!!! i watched that match in thurles right before i went too the cork vs waterford match & if that happened too me (which it did in a way) i would be fuming!!! these refs are crap!!!!
If the ball is supposed to be kicked in, and it wasn't - then it should never have been allowed. They (the ref and his minions) were obviously pro Meath. The underdog gets stepped on again!
I understand that the Meath footballers have vetoed a replay. I don't blame them , because they will loose their championship medals, the cowards. They are not imbued with the higher mores of sport or honour. Bad luck to them and their county now and until after the last remaining player departs this world, may they have no luck, and win no more!!
what happened here to the ref was an absolute disgrace.!! louth fans should be ashamed of themselves! it was the umpires who got it wrong not the ref... he couldnt see it! so he is only goin on what they said!
@FuppinBaxtard Looks like he was hurt somehow .... coulda just been the crush of thugs getting by him though. I sympathise with Louth; but there is no need for this either.
Hi guys i am from Czech rep...and live in Co.Laois for 6years i love Gaa,but this is too much what happend,start 2 umpair ref??? they didn't see that???second think is ...why they can't use video ref?? too many mistakes in sports as World Cup...it's 2010 is it that big deal have video replay???why have video ref rugby,ice hockey,basketball in NBA,why not soccer and Gaa games????And i don't talking about that macht yesterday Galway...that wasn't penalty...bad luck for Louth,wait so long..
He is not fit to ref. He also has no common sense. Why did he stay on the pitch at the end unnecessarily booking players instead of getting straight of the pitch? In any other sport where a ref has made an absolute blunder, deciding a match, they would be down the tunnel before they blew the final whistle. He was asking for trouble from the Louth fans..... still doesn't excuse some of those thugs' actions.
Watching this clip makes me ashamed to be Irish. What further proof is needed that GAA is a sport played by and supported by thugs? As for the members of the Gardai? Laughable.
am a louth fan but that was ownly stupied drunking fans coming on to the fleid hitting the ref. Looked at the news paper meath saying no 2 replay there 2 scare 2 play louth again cause they know right they where out played by louth. come on the wee county for a replay
coming from a very big gaa background i have to say i was disgusted with the scenes from the so called louth fans. as a proud meath man id not go to another game this year if my loyal royals did that. abu an mhi-slats
Typical bog ball playing langers. You have to respect the referees decision. I've been sent of incorrectly in matches (been on the bad side of a decision) but there's no point arguing with a referee. He's not going to change his decision like.
Absolute Scumbags who touched the Ref. He made the best decision he could considering the circumstances, he consulted the umpire... which is all he could do.
it was a pack drunk that ran out 2 hit the ref. but it should be a replay. i looked at the news paper meath saying no 2 replay there 2 scare 2 play louth again cause they know right they where out played by louth. come on the wee county for a replay. in my eye louth won. meath cheated so if meath want there pair of balls back they should play louth again. but the ref was most at fault he give 2 much bad calls on the day.
the only disgraceful thing is tat goal. the ref was awful! He didnt ask his two umpires two feet away he came in told him to wave the green flag! The louth fans had every right to be angry! I have no sympty wit the ref!
the only disgraceful thing is tat goal. the ref was awful! He didnt ask his two umpires two feet away he came in told him to wave the green flag! The louth fans had every right to be angry! I have no sympty wit the ref!And when the first fan comes up in the red shirt he trys to show him a yellow card haha
The game itself was brilliant but the aftermath was just disgusting. I know it's a heartbreak to lose in that fashion but nothing can justify that carry on. I spose they'll have to do something about the pitch invasions after this eh??
The meath players should throw there medals in the bin because there worth nothing, even though it wasnt there fault the ref messed up they should have done the right thing and agreed to replay they game there isnt a man among them, at least henry came out and said ireland deserved a replay . They knew louth were the better team and they wouldnt beat them in the replay.At the end of the day it wont matter the ll b well beaten when they meet one of the top teams.Hang yere heads in shame.
move on Louth, if meath want that victory by cheating let them have it. Do you not remember how they knelt on Peter Canavans head in the 90's. Louth are the real Leinster champions. Meath flopped in the last 2 All Ireland semi finals so every body will have a great laugh when it happens again. Keep going Louth, win the All Ireland. Always remember you cant cure thickness. Have we not seen similar bigoted behaviour before with the unionists in Northern ireland.
a teacher from louth ruined my leaving cert when he handed out the wrong english paper a year ago,today justice was done as louth were robbed in the same way as i was of my leaving and louth just showed themselves to be a pack of culchie travellers,revenge was also served for introducing mad cow disease into the country,louth deserve nothing,they have robbed my leaving cert and farmers livelihoods
