Colin Kelly wants to know how it got to the stage where Louth were asked to play Derry six days after losing to Meath.

Considering that there was a month between their Leinster clashes with Carlow and the Royals, it seems almost unthinkable that the Wee County should have ended up facing two crunch championship outings inside a week.

"We were disappointed to say the least but it kind of confirms for me that as a weaker county you don't get treated the same as the big boys. It's really disappointing and it leaves a sour taste," the former Newtown Blues attacker told The Drogheda Independent.

"As I said after the game, it's about player welfare, which is something the GAA speak highly about - but what do we actually do about it?

"It should be addressed and if that means someone from Louth taking it to a higher level then that's what should happen.

"Maybe moving the Meath / Derry game is an admission that a mistake was made but that's not the point. What we need to know is when our Qualifier was fixed and why there was only a six-day break. Did we know that?

"We certainly can't be looking at beyond the next championship match, particularly when it amounts to planning for a defeat, but someone should be looking at it. When these fixtures are made, surely someone has to take a hard look at them to spot any problems."

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