Westmeath County Board chairman Sean Sheridan says Brian Cody's attack on Lake County referee Barry Kelly was "unwarranted".

The legendary Cats manager aimed an extraordinary verbal volley in Kelly's direction on Sunday relating to his handling of the drawn All-Ireland SHC final three weeks earlier and Sheridan says his fellow countyman deserves an apology:

"I am very disappointed that Brian Cody, a man we and every young lad playing hurling look up to in our county, would say such things," he remarks in The Irish Examiner. "Words can't truly describe how I feel about a man of his profession making those comments.

"Barry Kelly is an outstanding referee. This was his fourth All-Ireland final. I wouldn't tolerate what Brian Cody said and I wish he could think about it and revise his statement. We will be taking it further down the line. It was insulting to Barry Kelly and his family.

"That game is over and done with. Kilkenny won the replay. A man of his calibre, I wouldn't expect that from Brian Cody. I just wonder what he makes of the word 'criminal' because it means a lot of things to me. That was very unwarranted."

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