Cian O’Neill perplexed by refereeing decisions

Kildare boss Cian O’Neill bemoaned his side’s failure to put Clare away during their period of dominance along with the concession of so many “needless” frees.

While insisting he wasn’t laying blame for the defeat at the door of referee Noel Mooney, the former Kerry, Mayo and Tipperary coach declared himself “perplexed” by what he considered the incorrect interpretation of the rules of football.

“I’m perplexed a lot of the time by some of the decisions,” said O’Neill.