Offaly left fuming by referee's calls Antrim 2-14 Offaly 1-8: Sat 3Mar2012

Offaly left fuming by referee's calls Antrim 2-14 Offaly 1-8: Sat 3Mar2012
OFFALY STAY rooted to the bottom of the table after this loss to Antrim on Saturday, but boss Gerry Cooney fired a broadside at referee Ciaran Branagan before leaving Casement Park.
His side finished with 13 men and Cooney was at a loss to explain why. “We had five yellow cards and no cards for the opposition and there wasn’t a bad stroke in the game as far as I’m concerned.”
Offaly’s Shane Sullivan was sent off in the first half following an exchange with an umpire, while sub Anton Sullivan was sent off late on for a second yellow.

"We had five yellow cards and no cards for the opposition and there wasn't a bad foul in the game. It's hard to take," said Cooney.
"I spoke to the referee. He said it (the sending-off) was for abusive language -- if that's a red card, I think we'd see an awful lot more."
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