Post by scout on Sept 25, 2007 9:32:10 GMT
Morgan faces six month ban for abusing linesman
Cork manager Billy Morgan is facing the prospect of a six-month suspension after being reported for a comment made to one of the linesmen during the All-Ireland football final
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Go Tuesday September 25 2007
HE may have thought things couldn't get worse after losing to Kerry so ignominiously, but Billy Morgan's woes look set to double with a hefty post-All-Ireland suspension.
The Nemo Rangers and Cork stalwart was reported for using abusive language towards a match official during the one-sided All-Ireland senior football decider and it is understood that he is now facing a possible whopping six-month suspension.
The Irish Independent understands that the Cork football manager has been cited for a 'Category IV' infraction under the GAA's Official l Rules, an area that includes "threatening or abusive conduct towards, or threatening language to, a referee, umpire, linesman or sideline official."
The minimum suspension in that category is 12 weeks and the maximum is 24 weeks, which applies across all codes and levels of GAA.
It is believed that a comment Morgan made to one of the linesmen close to half time in the football final has been referred to by All-Ireland referee David Coldrick in his official match report and that the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) have informed the Cork boss of his proposed suspension.
Under the GAA's disciplinary system, Morgan is automatically entitled to a hearing with the Central Hearings Committee (CHC) to contest that finding.
If he is unsuccessful there, he can then go to the Central Appeals Committee (CAC) to appeal any suspension he receives.
A man who is as forthright as he is passionate about Gaelic football, Morgan has never baulked from taking on GAA officialdom but this will leave a particularly bitter taste after having to already suffer such a pasting by Kerry in the historic, all-Munster All-Ireland decider.
Earlier this season, Morgan got an eight-week suspension for comments he made to a match official during a National League match.
Under the current GAA rules, a repeat infraction within the same 48-week spell automatically doubles a suspension but that rule will not apply here because Morgan has been cited for a different category of infraction this time. His earlier two-month suspension arose from comments he made when Cork played Donegal in the very first game of the National League last February.
He sought a hearing to challenge that ban which was unsuccessful and as a result the suspension did not apply until March 9, meaning he missed the last four rounds of the Allianz League.
Morgan does not suffer fools gladly and has never been too worried about what GAA officials think of him. His first loyalty has always been to Cork football and he has always been fiercely protective of his team.
He had some memorable clashes with the media this summer and did not appear at all when Cork organised an official pre-All-Ireland media night.
But no one can dispute his commitment to Cork football which, at times, he has almost singlehandedly carried to the national stage.He captained them in one All-Ireland final and managed them to win two others before this year's decider and his personal passion and devotion to the Rebels' cause engenders huge loyalty amongst his players.
"He's a crusader more than a manager. All he's missing is a shield with a cross on it," was how former Cork player turned TV pundit Tony Davis described Morgan's dedication to Cork football this summer.
The Rebels boss is expected to seek a hearing to contest this proposed suspension and the case is not expected to reach a conclusion for some time. lIn yesterday's women's football final coverage, it was incorrectly stated that Cork dual star Mary O'Connor was injured in this year's camogie final. We are happy to clarify that her injury occurred four days later, while she was training with the county footballers in Macroom.
Cork manager Billy Morgan is facing the prospect of a six-month suspension after being reported for a comment made to one of the linesmen during the All-Ireland football final
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Go Tuesday September 25 2007
HE may have thought things couldn't get worse after losing to Kerry so ignominiously, but Billy Morgan's woes look set to double with a hefty post-All-Ireland suspension.
The Nemo Rangers and Cork stalwart was reported for using abusive language towards a match official during the one-sided All-Ireland senior football decider and it is understood that he is now facing a possible whopping six-month suspension.
The Irish Independent understands that the Cork football manager has been cited for a 'Category IV' infraction under the GAA's Official l Rules, an area that includes "threatening or abusive conduct towards, or threatening language to, a referee, umpire, linesman or sideline official."
The minimum suspension in that category is 12 weeks and the maximum is 24 weeks, which applies across all codes and levels of GAA.
It is believed that a comment Morgan made to one of the linesmen close to half time in the football final has been referred to by All-Ireland referee David Coldrick in his official match report and that the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) have informed the Cork boss of his proposed suspension.
Under the GAA's disciplinary system, Morgan is automatically entitled to a hearing with the Central Hearings Committee (CHC) to contest that finding.
If he is unsuccessful there, he can then go to the Central Appeals Committee (CAC) to appeal any suspension he receives.
A man who is as forthright as he is passionate about Gaelic football, Morgan has never baulked from taking on GAA officialdom but this will leave a particularly bitter taste after having to already suffer such a pasting by Kerry in the historic, all-Munster All-Ireland decider.
Earlier this season, Morgan got an eight-week suspension for comments he made to a match official during a National League match.
Under the current GAA rules, a repeat infraction within the same 48-week spell automatically doubles a suspension but that rule will not apply here because Morgan has been cited for a different category of infraction this time. His earlier two-month suspension arose from comments he made when Cork played Donegal in the very first game of the National League last February.
He sought a hearing to challenge that ban which was unsuccessful and as a result the suspension did not apply until March 9, meaning he missed the last four rounds of the Allianz League.
Morgan does not suffer fools gladly and has never been too worried about what GAA officials think of him. His first loyalty has always been to Cork football and he has always been fiercely protective of his team.
He had some memorable clashes with the media this summer and did not appear at all when Cork organised an official pre-All-Ireland media night.
But no one can dispute his commitment to Cork football which, at times, he has almost singlehandedly carried to the national stage.He captained them in one All-Ireland final and managed them to win two others before this year's decider and his personal passion and devotion to the Rebels' cause engenders huge loyalty amongst his players.
"He's a crusader more than a manager. All he's missing is a shield with a cross on it," was how former Cork player turned TV pundit Tony Davis described Morgan's dedication to Cork football this summer.
The Rebels boss is expected to seek a hearing to contest this proposed suspension and the case is not expected to reach a conclusion for some time. lIn yesterday's women's football final coverage, it was incorrectly stated that Cork dual star Mary O'Connor was injured in this year's camogie final. We are happy to clarify that her injury occurred four days later, while she was training with the county footballers in Macroom.
