Colm Keys

It was a time back in the 2000s when referees would be asked, are you happy with that decision?

And it came to All-Ireland Finals and there was a couple of Cork players in 2007 and 2009 where there was referees retrospectively asked, are you happy with that decision?

Sometimes they would say, no, no, I'm happy for that to be reviewed.

And it would be reviewed and a player would be suspended.

But for All-Ireland Finals, it was two Cork players.

I think it was John Miskula and Noel O'Leary were both in the frame at the time.

And the referee said, no, we're not going back on this decision.

It was an all-Ireland final.

I don't think any referee wanted at that time to say in hindsight, yeah, I think that should be reviewed and risk a player missing an all-Ireland final.

So there was a rule brought in afterwards to say that if a referee has made a decision,

that decision cannot... A decision around something like that, that can't.

A referee's word is final.

If he's dealt with it, it's dealt with, and that's it.

And that's where it has stood.

Obviously, this incident may bring up some debate about it, but I think in general, I think in general, you would be leaving the door wide open to so many reviews about so many things if you do that.

Obviously, this is a case in point, but...

It's probably the... I would think it's probably...

the right decision in that so much would be open to review if you were to release it again.

Jack obviously he knows his players he knows when the mood is up and when the intensity is there and I'm sure on a Thursday night it's quite evident how their players are feeling about this and Jack is around long enough to be able to sense that this might not go too well

But I don't think he could ever have envisaged that there would be 21 points down at one stage and it would rest at 13 points with Donegal not scoring in the last 10 minutes.