Kildare boss Glenn Ryan blasted referee Jerome Henry and claimed he was 'out of his depth' after Kildare crashed out of the Championship against Monaghan on Saturday.
Ryan also questioned why Henry was appointed referee for the game with the vastly experienced David Gough operating as linesman.
The Kildare manager could be seen getting increasingly agitated on the sideline as the game wore on and felt a number of decisions went against his team. Monaghan eventually won the game by a single point on a scoreline of 0-13 to 1-11.
“Our job is to try and prepare the team and get them out on the pitch for the lads to try and do the best that they can. It’s other people’s jobs to make sure they get decisions right as to who officiates these games.
“Funny enough someone said to me this week that this man is out of his depth. And he proved tonight that he was out of his depth.
“I can’t understand in a big game like that, you have a top class official like David Gough doing the line who was equally scratching his head on the line with me on occasions.
“But we had opportunities to win the game and we didn’t take them. Our lads battled and worked hard and that’s all you can ask of them.”
