AIDAN O’SHEA HAS hit back at those who accused him of diving to win a penalty during Mayo’s victory against Fermanagh.
O’Shea has come in for plenty of criticism in recent days as a result of an incident which saw the Mayo forward awarded a penalty after he tangled with Fermanagh’s Che Cullen late in last weekend’s All-Ireland qualifier victory for the Connacht side.
Speaking to Sky Sports yesterday following their defeat of Kildare, O’Shea firmly denied that he dived to win a penalty, which was converted by Cillian O’Connor as Mayo went on to win by five points.
“For me, unfortunately with the world of social media and everything like that, it’s going to be all over the place. The disappointing part was that we had one camera angle on the thing. The national broadcaster only brought one camera down here,” O’Shea said.
“It was disappointing that there was only one camera angle to show it. Everybody gets to see something in a flash second. My conscience is clear. I didn’t flop. I’m happy enough.
“It was probably more difficult for my family over the last couple of days. I’m just happy to be back out on the field, helping my team-mates out and getting a game under the belt.”
O’Shea added: “I just don’t think I dived. That’s the bottom line. Unfortunately I see people having a cut at me — and that’s alright, I can be judged and criticised fairly, I have no problem with that — but I just felt it was probably unfair during the week.
“Look, it’s behind me now, we won the game today.”
Another huge talent off the Dublin/AIG production line. Dublin cleverness and investment in youth structures combined with most other football counties being work-shy, unambitious and lazy has got them into the position they’re in today. People can talk all they want about home advantage, the vast sums of AIG money, the multiple additional sponsorship tie-ups, 23 man backroom teams, having 36% of the population to choose from and all the disproportionate funds directed by the GAA into Dublin coffers – it’s all irrelevant. The envious and bone idle other counties just need to invest in their ‘structures’ like Dublin and success will flow like a river.
@Johnny A: And boy do we love how it makes people like you feel ;)
Can we start referring to Mayo as Mayo/Enda Kenny?
Honestly, give it a rest, do you not get tired saying the same thing every day?
@Johnny A: Yawn, Johnny A Hole! Spinning the same yarns and waffle on every Dublin article and yet can’t produce a single fact or statistic to back up his meanderings. The obsession is a bit ridiculous. He’s all over every Dublin article like I want to be all over Margot Robbie.
@Johnny A: I hope you got it all off your chest now Johnny(Kerry Gold)A
@Johnny A: You know you love the Super Dubs!!!! Now will ye ever go and fix that broken record of yours, or better again go get yourself some mates. UP THE DUBS!!!
COYBIB & KING CON WILL BE A DUBLIN LEGEND COMING FROM THE PROLIFIC DUBLIN GAA YOUTH SYSTEM
Wait until Boyle gets a hold of him #NoMercy
@Fionnan Ryan:
@Fionnan Ryan: With his dodgy achilles sure he only plays half a match now
@Fionnan Ryan: if he gets a hold of him on the ball the ref will hopefully give a free as per the rules and the “apache indian” might play within the rules then