Brian Ó Beaglaoich fears the clock-hooter system currently in place could cause “a bit of trouble” later in the season.
The Kerry defender, who recently helped An Ghaeltacht win the All-Ireland intermediate club football title, was a spectator at Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday when the Kingdom snatched victory with a dramatic winning point on the buzzer against Roscommon.
The visitors were aggrieved at the final play because Tomás Kennedy’s fisted score arrived just as the hooter was sounding.
So, after only one round of the league, the Football Review Committee’s (FRC) decision to revert to this version of the clock-hooter system has already sparked controversy – prompting concerns it will become a reoccurring headache for the GAA as the season progresses.
“I think it’s probably going to cause a bit of trouble later in the year,” says Ó Beaglaoich.
“I think when games
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