Harte all smiles, Moran bemoans decisions

AS the supporters flood out from Clones to drown the bile of their rivalry in the local bars, the scene on the pitch is a tale of two Micheals.

There is Mickey Harte, all smiles and sighs of relief, sharing a light-hearted moment with some of his back-room team. And there is Mickey Moran, face like thunder and trying with some difficulty to suppress his anger over many of the contentious decisions his team were subjected to in the game.

“I usually don’t say much about the officialdom, but you would have to look at the balance of decisions out there, and look at the number of decisions that were given against us. I am pleased with the boys and how they dealt with that, but you just have to look at the balance of decisions, I am very unhappy with it,” said Moran.