Disgraceful spitting incident in the National League today

Yesterday we had footage of an alleged spitting incident at Croke Park, today unfortunately there has been another unsavoury episode.

By Declan Whooley

Yesterday we saw footage of Paul Galvin the victim of alleged spitting incident while on club duty for Finuge last month, but today Leitrim footballer Emlyn Mulligan has taken to Twitter after being on the receiving end of a most disgusting act.

The former Sligo Rovers player was part of the Leitrim side that lost out to Offaly by a single point at Sean Mac Diarmada Park today, and while he did congratulate the Faithful County on their ‘deserved’ victory, his following tweet will be the source of much greater debate.

The referee saw the act and correctly issued the red card, but as Mulliagn suggested himself, surely this should result in more than just a one-game ban.

We can only hope that the incident is investigated as it is a problem that must be eradicated from the game.