Canavan aggrieved by lack of action

May 03, 2013

Fermanagh manager Peter Canavan
Peter Canavan is unhappy that no action was taken as two of his players sustained broken bones.

Captain Eoin Donnelly suffered a broken leg against Monaghan in the national football league and Ruairi Corrigan sustained a broken jaw during the Ulster U21 FC clash with Armagh. On both occasions, the challenges went unpunished.

"Eoin Donnelly was on the receiving end of a sliding tackle that broke his leg," the Tyrone legend is quoted in today's Irish Independent.

"Not only was no free given but Monaghan went up the field and got a free and we had a player booked for protesting. We were very aggrieved with that decision and that nothing was done about it.

"Young Ruairi Corrigan received a broken jaw from a late tackle and again there was very little said or done about it.

"We were disappointed at the time and a lot of people in the county were angry from the point of view that they believe Fermanagh are often on the receiving end of bad decisions.

"If it were one of the bigger counties, there would have been uproar about those decisions. It's something we're going to have to address on the pitch and make sure that we earn respect.

"I'm not criticising the refereeing standard in Division 3 because generally it was good. I'm just picking out a couple of serious incidents."

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