A war of words has erupted between Michael Duignan and Davy Fitzgerald.

The Wexford manager took Duignan and his fellow 'Sunday Game' pundit Henry Shefflin to task during his post-match press conference yesterday.

The Offaly All-Ireland winner hasn't taken the criticism lying down and issued a response to the Clare man via his column in today's Irish Daily Mail...

"I can tell Davy that I did manage Meath for a couple of years, and I coached Offaly in 2004, alongside then manager Mike McNamara.

"I felt I made a fairly positive contribution too but I took a back seat after that for a long number of reasons. I was asked to manage the Offaly team on a number of occasions but my wife Edel lost her battle with cancer and the kids were so small at the time. It just wasn't feasible to take up the Offaly role, although I would have felt I had something to offer.

"I'd also point out that I've been involved for the last 13 years in coaching kids....

"...And so, I'd totally refute Davy's comments and I'd encourage him to grow up at this stage."

There's only one place to get @DuignanMichael's response to Davy Fitzgerald's attack - tomorrow's Irish Daily Mail Championship pullout pic.twitter.com/39GNpAONRY

- The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) July 23, 2017

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