AN OBJECTION BY Derry champions Glen to the outcome of last Sunday’s All-Ireland club football final is now set to take place.

Glen committee officials are understood to have met last night, as did club players and management to consider the issue.

“Watty Graham’s GAC will lodge an objection to the CCCC in relation to the outcome of last Sunday’s All-Ireland club final,” said the club, in a statement provided last night to Gaelic Life.

After Glen making an official objection, the process will now provide Kilmacud Crokes with three days to lodge a counter objection to any decision made. 

The GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee are likely to meet today to discuss the objection and decide what course of action should be taken.

Kilmacud Crokes won Sunday’s game in Croke Park by two points, 1-11 to 1-9, but the outcome has come under scrutiny as the Dublin side had 17 players on the pitch when Glen took a ’45 in injury-time. Paul Mannion and Dara Mullin had been substituted with Tom Fox and Conor Casey both coming on. Mannion was at the side of the pitch about to come off when the ’45 was taken, while Mullin was on the goal line.

The Derry champions on Monday night expressed their disappointment after being informed by the GAA that the club would have to lodge an official objection before the controversy can be reviewed.

An objection would prompt the GAA’s CCCC to review the matter.

That could pave the way for a finding that a rule has been broken with three possible penalties – a replay being ordered, the game being forfeited and a fine issued.

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