In the aftermath of Armagh's defeat to Donegal, Oisín McConville raised a wider point about officiating in the modern inter-county game.
He highlighted Rian O'Neill's disallowed goal right from the throw-in to start the second half as an example of why the GAA should institute a second referee so as to always have an official close to the action.
O'Neill had plucked a long ball out of the sky right in front of Shaun Patton's goal before releasing it and palming it into the goal in the midst of what was an almighty goalmouth scramble.
Maurice Deegan blew for a free out, presumably for a foul on Patton, even though replays didn't show any offence by O'Neill amongst the hectic scene.
McConville's fellow pundit Martin McHugh maintained that as Donegal were the better side on the day, it didn't have much of an effect on the result.
While McConville acknowledged that was true, he reiterated that the pace of the game at the highest level has now made the job of refereeing too demanding for one sole official.
Speaking on the BBC, he said: "Can we talk about the bigger issue? A referee, with these players and the condition that they're in, trying to keep up with the game for 70 or 80 minutes (is unrealistic).
"A referee is making decisions from 40, 50, 60 yards away from the play. It's just not going to work.
"I remember saying five or six years ago that there should be a referee in one half and a referee in the other half. We are going to need two referees at this level. The players are just too fit.
"That incident would have given Armagh some sort of momentum in the second half. I accept 100 per cent that Donegal were way superior to Armagh.
"Armagh in the second half had the first five or six chances and didn't get anything out of them. I'm not suggesting that this one incident changed the game."
Now you could point to the umpires who were only yards away but they are generally very hesitant to try and correct a referee so it does seem like something should be done to minimise potentially game-altering decisions like this occurring.
For Armagh, that five-minute burst at the start of the second half was the only spell where they approached anywhere near their best.
Having been hyped up after an impressive start to their league campaign which included a win over Dublin at Croke Park, it appears they have receded to the pack as Donegal - led by vintage displays from Michael Murphy and Ryan McHugh - emerged from Ballybofey as worthy winners.
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