Pilloried O’Brien deserves better, say Dubs

Dublin chairman Andy Kettle said Kevin O’Brien has been “pilloried” as a result of bite allegations made against him and rejected some of the claims made by Jim McGuinness.

Admitting the Donegal manager’s comments surprised him somewhat, Kettle said he was deeply disappointed at how the defender’s name was besmirched anecdotally during the process.

“As in Common Law, we would always feel that a player is innocent until proven guilty and the Dublin player cited has been pilloried, for want of a better word, while being exonerated by the procedure.”