Tailteann Cup 2024

Sligo have done very well to keep the game level at half-time of extra-time being a man down.

That was the first throw up that Sligo won and led to the free and point.

That penalty looked soft enough. There was a little bit of a tug , but the Down player went on and down easily.

I would have expected the Sligo keeper to kick that point, even if it was far out. Nerves maybe.

Credit to Sligo for giving their all. Unfortunately they were done in by a bad decision from the referee that turned the game on its head.

I was talking about the wrongful red card. It never would have gone to extra-time if the referee hadn't made that blunder.

Tailteann Cup far more enjoyable then the Hurling over the weekend after all that

elbow into the head of a player when he's in the air is a red all day long. No attempt to even play the ball.

Was hoping for a Laois v Sligo final as Down should be hard favourites.

But then again Laois were not given much of a chance against Kildare or Antrim so fingers crossed. That's also two games that Laois finished stronger in as well.

The atmosphere was very good but a lot of the Sligo n Down fans didn't turn up until near the end of the 2nd half while a fair number of Laois n Antrim fans left after their match so it looked like the Hogan stand was always half empty.

Would ya get away there was no elbow to the head.
I didn’t see the replay but it didn’t look like an elbow to the head.
it seemed to be a swinging arm which hit the down player chest/shoudler in the air causing an awkward hard land

Borderline yellow maybe but not a red

That was the final today between Sligo and Down. Unfortunately Sligo got done in by the referee. Down will beat Laois easily. Surprised Antrim couldn't beat Laois. They didn't help themselves with the soft goals they conceded.

Showed it fleetingly on the news. Down player at full stretch to catch the ball over his head, and sligo man crashed Into his back at full speed. Down man was wide open, it looked like a cowardly and dangerous tackle, should merit a long suspension of it looks anything like it did at first viewing.

https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-sunday-game/SI0000001905?epguid=IH10003621-24-0012

Replay at 41:30 for red card.

Down v Laois final. Down lost in last year's final and then to Westmeath in the Division 3 final. Laois were destroyed by Down in last year's semi-final. Laois won their Division 4 final. Down strong favourites. Hopefully it'll be a good game. The McDonagh Cup in hurling has provided great finals.

Down deserving winner but hanging on at the end. They'll struggle at senior next year, like Meath.

Down were the better team, Laois struggled to get into scoring opportunities.

Poor enough game, second Laois goal put a bit of gloss on the scoreline

Sligo were the best team in the competition. Very unfortunate not to win it, 3 points up against Down in the semi-final when the referee changed the whole momentum with the sending off. And because the rules have changed, they had to play extra-time with 14 men as well. That was the final really, not today.

He broke his jaw!