The much feared/derided Central Competitions Control Committee will meet on Tuesday to contemplate a possible sanction for Connolly for laying his hand on linesman Ciaran Branagan last Saturday.
The rulebook is fairly blunt on the subject. What’s called a “minor physical infraction” against an official is punishable by a 12-week ban at the minimum.
Opinion is somewhat mixed with many insisting the law must be upheld and others – not all of them Dubs – suggesting that the offence was puny and should not warrant a 12-week ban.
As we know, there is a tendency within the GAA to regard the rulebook as a bit of a buzzkill which is best ignored.
Rather unfortunately for Connolly and Dublin, only five days earlier, Tipperary goalkeeper and 2016 All-Star nominee Evan Comerford was hit with a 12-week ban for a “minor physical infraction” against referee Paddy Russell in a club game.
Any other outcome from the Connolly hearing tomorrow will likely provoke an outcry from supporters of…
