Barry Kelly: We can’t expect perfection from referees

After a weekend when referees Jerome Henry and Johnny Murphy came in for abuse on and off the field, Kelly believes the current crop are shown little or no patience unlike players

Barry Kelly: ‘A lot of social media is just a forum for people to make comments without backing them up.’ Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Former leading referee Barry Kelly has lamented the lack of tolerance shown to match officials making errors.

After a weekend when referees Jerome Henry and Johnny Murphy came in for abuse on and off the field respectively, four-time All-Ireland SHC final referee Kelly believes the current crop are shown little or no patience unlike players.