What a match

Leper said:
And that was all in three seconds of play.
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Good points and that is why I think the fastest field game in the world is crying out for VAR.

Apart from scoreboard confusion there were a few bad calls yesterday.

There was a strike to the head of a Tipperary player in the 2nd half which went unpunished. Instead the sideline incident resulted in the wrong Cat getting a yellow card for an offence I didn't see; one of his colleagues should have got a straight red instead.

Similarly with the McCarthy 2nd yellow, a deliberate strike to an opponent's arm is a straight red, not a yellow, 2nd or otherwise. And again when will he ever learn

A couple of instance of lads throwing away or deliberately dropping hurleys went unpunished.

It was gratifying to see that the majority of players on the field managed to stay upright for the majority of the match despite the slippery conditions; one assumes boots with changeable studs are now back in vogue instead of those moulded soccer yokes.
 
Stewards' enquiry promised after the scoreboard allegedly showed the wrong final score. Tipp won by 2 points and not 3, allegedly.

It all hinges on the referee's report which is final. His recorded final score is the only one that matters (I was going to type "counts")

Mutterings about replays and other nonsense are just that, nonsense, "If only...", etc.

Al that said, there needs to be, in this digital age, some means of on-field communication between the ref and the other officials. I think I said 8 in a previous post, I was wrong, well not wrong, I just mis-counted.

The correct answer is:

Umpires: 4
Line-judges: 2
Referee: 1
4th official: 1 s/he who collects and checks the bits of paper for substitutions
Score-board keeper: 1

Total: 9

and we still get wrong or controversial decisions.

Subject to correction. I'm not counting Harvey Norman who puts up "Tá" or "Níl" for decisions the on-field humans can't agree on. Harvey only works in Croker for "big" matches, I think.

Could the GAA expand Harvey's role to that of full-blown VAR?
 
We all have seen the problems VAR has caused , especially in the premiership, even after a few seasons.
In fairness to the umpires and linesmen and referees they don't get decisions wrong too often.
And most armchair viewers have their own version of the ' correct' decisions anyway.
That is the first time that I have heard of the scoreboard been ' wrong '.
So , in my opinion, don't change anything and hurling will be the big winner , as it always has been.
 
charlie007 said:
I'll be laying my hard earned on Cork at Evens (handicap -4);)
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It's like deja vu all over again :)

In the 2018 All Ireland u21 final, Tipperary, managed by Liam Cahill defeated Cork.

Cork had previously hammered them in the Munster Championship (13 points) and lost final as heavy favourites.
 
GSheehy said:
It's like deja vu all over again :)

In the 2018 All Ireland u21 final, Tipperary, managed by Liam Cahill defeated Cork.

Cork had previously hammered them in the Munster Championship (13 points) and lost final as heavy favourites.
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I remember that, but there's no chance of a repeat;)

Cork now 4/5 (handicap -4) Get on quick or there'll be no value to be got:(:)
 
I checked with Paddy Power again a few moments ago:-
Cork 2/5, Tipp 11/4, Draw 8/1
Note since finalists were decided the All Ireland Hurling Championship immediately turned into a one match competition with three possibilities Cork Win, Tipp Win or a Draw. Cork were 4/11 last Sunday evening after Tipp V Kilkenny while Tipp showed 11/4. A little betting office doubt about a Cork win is trending. If Tipp go out to 4/1, my weekly fun bet will be on a Tipp win. Never let your heart rule your head.
 
It'll be a replay on August 2nd I believe, when there will be extra time if required. Note though that bookies consider extra time as a separate event. Even where there is extra time, penalties or whatever, they pay out based on the result at normal full-time,
 
Hi @mathpac,
If you back Tipp to win @ 4/1 next Sunday and at the end of 70 mins + injury time Tipp win, you are entitled to your win. Any other result will lose. Draw,. Extra Time and Replay do not count.
 
Thanks oh leprous one. No such thing as an automatic roll-over in the event of a draw or do Ts&Cs vary? Are taxes due on the stake or on the winnings and at what rate?

Frequenting betting shops or online is something I've never really done. My off-course betting experiences are limited to my father putting 1/- each way for me on Nicholas Silver in the 1961 Grand National because of the horse's Tipp breeding connections. It won at some astronomical price. I attended the Galway races a few times but never placed any bets.
 
The one constant with every bookie is that he/she wants all your money. No matter how attractive they make betting appear to be, the bottom line is that money is at stake. Being a betting office jockey I see non experienced punters throwing away their money stupidly assuming what they think is right which usually is wrong. Betting Rules are displayed, but other than me, I’ve never seen anybody reading them.
 
There's match betting and outright betting. Outright odds will be shorter but it's a bet on who ends up winning the All Ireland, in the end.
 
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