Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald today rejected the idea that the All-Ireland final will go to a replay and said that the referee's report is final.
Speaking to REDfm this morning, Fitzgerald dismissed the idea that the two sides would have to do it all again after a controversial decision from the umpires failed to register a perfectly legitimate point for Dublin. The capital would go on to lose the game by a single point.
Hawk-Eye was not used to clarify the situation and Dublin boss Gregory McGonigle said after the game: "Fundamentally, I believe our ladies association have let us down".
"He can say what he likes, to be honest about it," Fitzgerald told Neil Prendeville of the demands for a replay.
"Gregory is very quick to talk. But as far as I’m concerned we’re All-Ireland champions and that’s that.
"They were on about Hawk-Eye and what not. We’ve had decisions, I don’t believe that their penalty was a penalty either and we could have had one earlier on so you take a game on its merits.
"There’s two umpires, there’s a referee, there’s two linesmen — if they say the ball was wide then you have to take it.
"We’ve lost matches over the years, I know myself, with decisions like that. The fact that there’s no Hawk-Eye there isn’t down to us, that’s to do with the powers that be, so there won’t be any rematch."
Download the brand new OffTheBall App in the Play Store & App Store right now! We've got you covered!
Subscribe to OffTheBall's YouTube channel for more videos, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for the latest sporting news and content.
