No Sludden sympathy from Rooney

LOUTH forward JP Rooney admits he had little sympathy for under-fire referee Martin Sludden as he was bundled out of Croke Park last Sunday.

Tyrone whistler Sludden was confronted by Louth players, management and fans after awarding Meath a controversial late Joe Sheridan goal in the Leinster football final.

Rooney, 30, has been a Louth senior footballer since 1999 and he said: “I’m still waiting for somebody to say that we’ve been the victims of a bad joke. How could he give it?”