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Monaghan's
Corey ruled out for Down Game - 28/01/03
Taken from the Irish News
Monaghan's hopes of reaching the Ulster
SFC semi-finals have been hit by a shock two month ban
imposed on 20-year-old right back, Vincent Corey, for
allegedly bringing the game into disrepute. He was banned
by the Ulster Council on Wednesday night after a disciplinary
investigation into incidents that followed last month's
controversial Ulster U21 final defeat by Tyrone.
Corey is now ruled out of Monaghan's
quarter-final clash against Down at Casement Park on June
8. He would also miss the provincial semi-final on June
22, were Monaghan to qualify, pending any possible appeal
by the player. The U21 final on April 12 ended in heated
debate after a contested late penalty award decided the
game.
Corey's twin brother, Martin, who didn't
play in that game due to injury, was also banned for two
months arising from the allegedly after match incidents.
As the young Clontibret defender played in the famous
preliminary round giant-killing of All-Ireland champions
Armagh, the suspension will date not from the U21 final
but from May 11, the date of the Armagh game.
Were Colm Coyle's side to build on that
success, defeat Down and progress past either Fermanagh
or Donegal, Corey would not be eligible for selection
until the week prior to the Ulster final on July 13. It
is understood that he is considering whether or not to
lodge a personal appeal to the Ulster Council over the
severity of the ban. Were he to do so, this would be required
to be forwarded to the authorities within the next three
days. Monaghan's County Board were last night not prepared
to make an official statement on the matter until the
player decides if he will appeal the suspension or not.
Sean McKenna, the county's PRO, did
however say: "No nicer two lads could you meet. They are
as decent as the day is long and what's happened is very
hard on them and their family. "However, at this point
we would not wish to make an official statement about
the suspension as it is as yet undecided whether Vincent
will make an appeal."
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