Shelbourne manager Damien Duff's frustration with League of Ireland match officials was clear to see as he fumed at the end of his side's narrow 3-2 to Shamrock Rovers on Sunday.
Twice, Shelbourne took the lead through Shane Farrell, and twice, Dan Cleary leveled things up for the Hoops. The game seemed destined to end in a draw only for Rory Gaffney to make himself a hero with a stunning volley deep into injury time.
The Rovers bench erupted in jubilation while Duff was left irate on the sideline. The former Republic of Ireland star pointed to his watch to indicate that time was up, and after the game, he spoke to RTE about his disbelief that so much time was played beyond the stated four additional minutes.
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"The frustration isn't with the guys," said Duff. "Obviously with the result, you know four minutes added on and I think it ended up at 96 and a half minutes and the game's still going on is absolutely incredible."
With next Sunday's FAI Cup semi-final in mind, the Irish centurion was keen to bite his tongue and not court controversy with his post-match comments.
He added: "I don't think it's a corner, I think there's a free-kick at the back post, but listen if I was to air my views about officials and 'blah blah' and stuff that goes on in this league I won't be on the touchline next week.
"So, I'm very proud to be managing Shelbourne football club and I want to be on the touchline next week. I cannot wait and I'm looking forward to it already."
In his first season in charge of the Dublin side, the ex-Chelsea and Newcastle winger has earned himself a reputation for being a combustible character on the sideline. However, the former pupil of Jose Mourinho believes much of his touchline antics are misinterpreted and that primarily, his goal is to coach his players from the sideline.
"I'd like to say it's not losing my head during the game which maybe you could have pointed to earlier on in the season," said Duff, "It's coaching within the game, it's true to who I am.
"I might be a blow-in here I'm only here nine or ten months and people have supported the league for probably 30, 40, 50 years, this is my league now as much as them.
"I've loved every minute of it, like I said I'm proud to manager Shelbourne, big disappointment here today but hopefully it's a different story next Sunday."
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