TWEETS: Mixed reaction to the Tiernan McCann decision

Thu, 20 Aug, 2015 - 11:07

Grainne McGuinness

There has been mixed reaction to the news that Tyrone’s Tiernan McCann has has his proposed eight-week ban lifted - as

McCann is free to face Kerry in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final on Sunday after the CHC decided his ludicrous dive during the quarter-final encounter with Mayo warranted a yellow card, but not the proposed punishment for misconduct.

Some commentators were disappointed as they felt a more severe punishemnt for McCann would have sent out a strong message against diving.

This is a crazy decision @officialgaa. Sets a bad example for kids. Tiernan McCann wins appeal. http://t.co/gl8EXrjQxb #Tyrone
— Fergal Mawe (@Mawe_F) August 20, 2015

@IrelandUncut @dave_lenin Not all diving should result in a ban but some diving puts the game into disrepute. McCann's actions damages #GAA
— Fergal Mawe (@Mawe_F) August 20, 2015

8 weeks was too much but I think Tiernan McCann should have got some sort of ban http://t.co/KBz9bRrlIN #GAA
— Liam Mc Namara (@LiamMcNamara9) August 20, 2015

But the majority favoured the decision, although many felt it should never have come to a CHC meeting 4 days before a crucial match.

Great to see common sense prevailed in the Tiernan McCann Fiasco!
— Chris Kerr (@Kerrso86) August 20, 2015

Tiernan McCann's eight-week ban lifted, downgraded to a yellow card for simulation. So how did the CCCC come to this logic at all?
— Declan Bogue (@DeclanBogue) August 20, 2015

After much deliberation, it's been decided that Tiernan McCann's yellow card offence was actually a yellow card offence.
— Kieran Cunningham (@KCsixtyseven) August 20, 2015

There we go. McCann free to play Sunday. He should be home for 3.30am. Up for work about 7am. Great preparation for his biggest game ever 👍👍
— Tomás Colton (@TomasColton) August 20, 2015

McCann won’t be forgetting about the incident anytime soon though - the punishment may have gone away, but the jokes will last quite a bit longer.