The Longford County Board yesterday confirmed they have lodged an objection with Croke Park following Offaly's decision to play Ken Casey in last Sunday's National Football League Division Two A game, which ended in a draw.
If Croke Park find that Casey should not have played in that game because of suspension, he could face a lengthy ban from the game.
Casey was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in a Leinster under-21 championship match by Meath referee Joey Curley two weeks ago, and was also reported for verbally abusing the referee.
He received a four-week suspension dating from February 18th, but Offaly clearly felt that he was eligible to play in the league match last Sunday as it was a different competition.
If Longford win the objection, they could get both points from last weekend's game, which could have a major impact on the final placings in the division with Offaly facing the possibility of finishing in the bottom four. The consequences of that are Division Four football in 2008 and no entry to the All-Ireland qualifiers if they are defeated early on in the 2008 championship.
Longford board chairman Martin Skelly yesterday confirmed that the objection had been lodged. "It has gone to Croke Park, but we don't want to say any more about it than that for now," he said.
The Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final between St Patrick's and DIT was postponed yesterday because the pitch was unplayable. It has been rescheduled for today at the same venue, Drumcondra (2.0).
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