Seven-time All-Ireland winner Brian Fenton reckons there are serious flaws in the CCCC’s conclusion that all of the incidents arising from Donegal’s All-Ireland SFC opening round win over Kerry were dealt with on the day.

Many felt as though Donegal boss Jim McGuinness and Kerry star David Clifford were in hot water after the fiery clash in Killarney, however it has since been confirmed that no further action will be taken following the row which broke out at half-time that saw Kerry’s Micheál Burns red-carded before the second-half’s start for striking Ryan McHugh.

McGuinness’ Dublin counterpart Ger Brennan is currently serving a 12-week ban for his part in a fracas with Galway S&C coach Cian Breathnach McGinn two months ago, but it's understood that the CCCC decided that referee Sean Hurson had already dealt with the incidents on the pitch.

Speaking on the RTE GAA podcast, Fenton said that the CCCC need to be consistent when “pushing rules and penalties on people”.

"It needs retrospective action, in my opinion," said the former Dublin star. "For the CCCC to hide behind the referee’s report is the wrong thing to do. If you are pushing rules and penalties on people, you have to be consistent on that, whether it is in the referee’s report or not.

"The fact that (a ban) hasn’t come through has caused suspicion, frustration and disappointment from a Dublin perspective.

"Although they want to clean up the sidelines and people entering the pitch, no-one bats an eyelid to the McGuinness push (prior to the Brennan ban) based on the punch, shemozzle and red card.

"If Jim McGuinness got a 12-week ban, that would be overkill and a disaster for the rest of the championship. I think if they are enforcing a rule to say no-one enters the pitch or it is a one-match ban. That’s it."

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