Martin Breheny: Pundit logic defies reality when it comes to referees but drives social media guff
It’s the ref’s responsibility to apply the rules, not fill an entertainment quota
Jordan Flynn of Mayo reacts as he is shown a yellow card by referee David Gough during the Connacht SFC final at Pearse Stadium. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
Kevin McStay hasn’t told us whether he plays the stock exchange, but if he does, the investments are probably long-term and wise. Even amid the emotionally charged minutes after Mayo’s one-point defeat in the Connacht final, he had an eye on the future.
Many managers would have railed against referee David Gough after some crucial borderline decisions went Galway’s way late last Sunday, but McStay didn’t. He wouldn’t have heard Colm Cooper musing on The Sunday Game whether Gough “gave a few soft ones [to Galway] coming down the stretch”.
