Aidan O’Shea is the latest GAA star in the firing line.
The Mayo forward went to ground a little too easily on two occasions during his teams controversial win over Fermanagh, on Saturday.
Fermanagh boss Pete McGrath felt O’Shea had won an incredibly soft penalty that swung a tense All-Ireland qualifier in Mayo’s favour, late in the game. Social media tore into O’Shea too and there were plenty more reactions to O’Shea’s actions.
The GAA must act now before it's too late, argues @ConanDoherty https://t.co/qwq1mp6lNk
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) July 10, 2016
Most of the GAA community eagerly tuned into The Sunday Game, then, as Pat Spillane and Joe Brolly were on the panel. Before they got their teeth into the Connacht football final, both men addressed the allegations of diving against the Breaffy man. Spillane declared:
“I’m sure Aidan O’Shea woke up this morning and regretted his actions yesterday. He cheated. He cheated.”
Host Michael Lyster interrupted the former Kerry footballer. “We can’t say that,” he remarked, “because we don’t know.”
Brolly responded, “We can, we can.” Spillane took up the point:
“Michael, Michael, it wasn’t a penalty. It was a clear dive.”
Spillane feels Fermanagh were done out of a famous victory and called for video replays to be introduced.
Pat Spillane and Joe Brolly share their view on yesterday’s controversial Mayo penalty https://t.co/wmaPxRrpFL
— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) 10 July 2016
Poor old Joe hardly got a word in.
