"Why would he regret it?", asks Ward
July 12, 2016
Mayo's Aidan O'Shea falls after being tackled by Che Cullen of Fermanagh which resulted in a penalty.
©INPHO/James Crombie.
Cian Ward says Mayo's Aidan O'Shea has nothing to regret in a game of no morals.
The Mayo powerhouse threw himself rather embarrassingly to the Castlebar ground and conned referee Joe McQuillan into awarding Mayo a crucial penalty late on in Saturday's Qualifier win over Fermanagh, but former Meath attacker Ward points out that there's no difference between a forward exaggerating and a defender gaining an unfair advantage by tugging his shirt:
"There's a lot being said about Aidan O'Shea and that he might regret it, why would he regret it? It happens in every game," Wolfe Tones clubman Ward told listeners to RTE's Jones Road podcast.
"Is there any difference between a corner back pulling a forward's jersey and getting away with it or a forward exaggerating and getting a free in? I don't think there's any difference.
"There are no morals in competitive sport."
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