"I think that RTÉ should go and have a look at themselves and get analysts who have been on the sideline and who know what the story is about and that's how I feel strongly about it. Easy, easy knock people. I'd like to see their track records when it comes to it, when it comes to the managing because it's a lot different than playing I can promise you that."

Defeated Wexford manager Davy Fitzgerald took aim at RTÉ pundits Michael Duignan and Henry Shefflin.

"Look I think criticism is part and parcel. I wouldn't be arguing with Michael Duignan, who has a lot more All-Ireland medals, a lot more credit in the bank than me in terms of hurling stock… and Henry with ten All-Ireland medals. Jesus I wouldn't hear tell of arguing against what they'd know about hurling. Praise your enemies. Who said that? Oscar Wilde was it?"

Derek McGrath also spoke on the same subject.

"Look, the referee is a human being. I'm sure when he looked at it, he felt the time was up. He maybe thought it was 3:20. If we got a turnover who knows what would have happened but, look, I'm not going to blame a referee. To be fair, I thought he did a good job."

Departing Cork football boss Peadar Healy refused to point any finger of blame for their defeat to Mayo in the direction of referee Ciaran Branagan.

"The boys have turned in some of their best performances over the last number of years there (Croke Park), but that's history. Next week is going to be a massive challenge."

Mayo's Stephen Rochford has switched his focus to a last eight clash with Roscommon.

"We had it all to do. If anything, the momentum had actually shifted away from us so we had to wrestle it back or wrestle back some form of equilibrium where we were breaking as much ball or getting on as much ball as we possibly could. But, they had dominated for a period, no mistake about it and it really was in the fire so we're just delighted, to be honest with you."

Tipperary and Michael Ryan scraped over the challenge of Clare on Saturday.

"Tipperary have been worthy All-Ireland champions, they set some very high standards last year. And we didn't have all of our guns firing today in order to be able to take them."

Banner County joint-manager Donal Moloney rued their wayward shooting in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

"Whatever comes, comes. I'm around long enough to know that's the nature of it. I'm disappointed with this and the Tyrone display; we haven't played to the level that we wanted."

Rory Gallagher's future as Donegal manager will be placed under the microscope in the coming weeks.

"Since I came in here it's the first year we've got a chance to give a response. We were knocked out in the last 12 against Donegal two years ago and didn't get the chance to come back. And last year again we had to carry that defat (Tipperary) through the winter."

Kevin Walsh and Galway got their Connacht SFC final disappointment out of their system in emphatic fashion.

"There has been a lot of speculation about different aspects of Dublin hurling over the last few months. For the record every decision that my backroom team and I made was always in the best interests of Dublin senior hurling."

Ger Cunningham's days as Dublin senior hurling manager are over.

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