'That's poor from Seani' - Colin Healy disappointed by Maguire's comments on Kerry keeper

DISAPPOINTED: Colin Healy has admitted he was disappointed by the comments made by Cork City striker Seani Maguire. Pic: Jim Coughlan.

Colin Healy has admitted he was disappointed by the comments made by Cork City striker Seani Maguire following their six-goal thriller at Turner’s Cross recently.

Maguire was named man of the match after his hat-trick helped City come from 2-0 at half time to secure an impressive 4-2 victory over their Munster rivals.

Speaking to reporters after full time, Maguire was critical of Kerry keeper Harry Halwax for employing delaying tactics, so much so that he said he was “actually kind of delighted for him" when he picked up an injury "because that kind of pees me off a bit.”

And speaking on Monday ahead of the Kingdom’s trip to Leeside for their Munster Senior Cup semi-final clash with City in Mayfield, Healy hit back at his former teammate.

“I have seen it, obviously it has been sent to me,” began Healy.

“I would have played with Seani, a hell of a player. At the moment probably the best centre forward within the two leagues, he's that good.

“When I heard it, I was disappointed in it to be honest. You see Harry, he didn't play against UCD. He was injured and he took two bad knocks. He took one in the first half and one in the second half.

“I'm disappointed with Sean. I don't think from a fellow professional that if somebody gets injured, I don't think he should be saying that you were delighted to see somebody injured.

“I think that's poor from Sean, but maybe he didn't mean to say it. I don't know. But I'm a small bit disappointed in Sean to be saying that.”

Colin also jumped to the defence of his son Arran who is believed to have been subjected heavy criticism from a Kerry supporter during their draw at home to UCD last Friday.

“When you're on the pitch people can voice their opinions,” continued Colin.

“What I would say about Arran is that he missed the start of the season, he had two hip flexor injuries.

“Arran has gone through a difficult time and sometimes it takes a small bit longer to get back to where you were. Arran’s only 20. When he was at Cork at 18, 19, he got in the first team, and he showed a lot of high potential.

“Things happened and it probably knocks you, it does, and it knocked him. But he's finding his way. Each game he's getting better and better. Arran is honest, he'll run, he'll work hard and Arran wants to be a footballer. He wants to be a footballer. He's a good professional.

“I don't get too much involved with it. I treat him as I treat the other players in the dressing room. People can have a go, listen they’re entitled to it. But sometimes when you look at the pitch and you look at the players, sometimes they've got things going on in the background that you've just got to say, ‘right, okay, yeah, he's getting better, he's dealing with this, he's dealing with that’.

“We're all human, we've all got things going on so sometimes take consideration of that as well. Arran has had a tough few years.

“Arran wants to be here; he wants to play for Kerry. I'm here, I want to be at Kerry. We're here and we'll give everything that we've got to make this football team, this football club, better.”