The conduct of some Armagh supporters came up for discussion at the latest Westmeath County Board meeting.

The counties clashed in the All-Ireland SFC qualifier at Cusack Park last month with the Ulster side coming out on top on that occasion.

However, the game was overshadowed by issues off the field as it was reported that some Armagh supporters became embroiled in a war of words with the Westmeath management team and a section of supporters.

Delegates at the Westmeath County Board were in no doubt that some Armagh supporters went over the top with adjectives like 'aggressive' and 'horrendous' used to describe their actions.

Coralstown-Kinnegad delegate Joe Keeffe stated that the abuse the referee Padraig O'Sullivan received was nothing short of scandalous.

"It's an education to Westmeath fans to see the sort of abuse you can give referees and get away with it. It was frightening. There were 4,000 Armagh fans and only a thousand Westmeath supporters. They completely took over Cusack Park and intimidated everyone that was there."

Westmeath football committee chairman Dermot Fox suggested that some of the Armagh supporters had arrived early in the town and had visited the local hostelries.

"A lot of them were in the pubs earlier in the day, so by the time they got to Cusack Park many of them were well inebriated."

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