THE BLACK CARD? NO THANK YOU

EVEN after being tackled to the ground when through on goal in this year’s league match against Tipperary by defender Barry Heffernan, Lee Chin doesn’t want to see a black card introduced to hurling for cynical fouls. Instead, he believes a free from the edge of the ‘D’, straight in front of goal, could be an option for hurling and football for cynical fouls out the field. ‘It’s frustrating when you can see a goal in your sight and you’re pulled down to the ground. I’ve probably been a culprit myself in the past where I pulled somebody down because you don’t want to concede. ‘We all have the same idea in that regard but I wouldn’t like to see any type of card come into hurling. ‘Even when I watch football at times, it frustrates me. I would have my own theory when cynical play is involved. There’s a guy who has trained there all year and I suppose the black card got a little carried away in football. I have a mate who was sent off with a black card after three minutes just for stopping a guy’s run. I don’t agree with that. ‘What I would do is if there is cynical fouling even from lads coming out from the backs instead of black card I would use the ‘D’ - I don’t know what purpose it actually has on the GAA field - I don’t see why they could bring a rule where they use that marking to allow the free to be taken from there. ‘In hurling a guy might round a guy on the 14 or 21 [yard line] near the sideline and he’s going in for goal and he’s fouled out there. It’s not easy to hit a free from that tight of an angle. I don’t agree with the sin bin coming into hurling either but maybe make it more advantageous to the free-taker in front of the goal if it’s a cynical foul.’