Tony Scullion defends ‘pure gentleman’ Damian Barton

Tyrone 1-22 Derry 1-17 (AET): Derry assistant manager Tony Scullion defended Damian Barton after the Oak Leaf boss was sent to the stand for getting involved in a brawl during Saturday night’s dramatic McKenna Cup final.

Tony Scullion defends ‘pure gentleman’ Damian Barton
Mon, 25 Jan, 2016 - 00:00
Orla Bannon

Barton’s team were leading by two points with a few minutes of normal time remaining when tempers flared in the bottom corner of the Athletic Grounds pitch.

Ronan McNamee’s rash challenge earned him a second yellow card and sparked the row, with pumped-up Barton running down to get involved and during the melee he was knocked to the ground.

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