Aidan O'Shea's fall, which led to a penalty against Fermanagh, is continuing to gain criticism from many quarters.

One man that did not take issue with O'Shea is All-Ireland winner Alan Brogan. The Dubliner wrote in his Sunday Independent column that he would have done similar if he was in the same situation.

"What Aidan O'Shea did was an act of gamesmanship that resulted in saving his county in their hour of need. This is elite sport, modern day inter-county football, where the only real rule of engagement is win at all costs."

"On the outside, O'Shea will lie low, but inside the Mayo camp they won't care that he took a tumble under minimal contact. There certainly won't be any apologies to his team-mates for letting the moral standards drop."

The three-time All-Ireland winner said he was more worried about the abuse O'Shea was receiving online, that what had happened in Castlebar last weekend.

"I met Ciaran Whelan for lunch on Wednesday and he told me how he had typed O'Shea's name into twitter search and the abuse that came up on the results was shocking. I repeated the exercise that night and was equally horrified."

Brogan thinks that the backlash towards O'Shea could help create a siege mentality in the Mayo camp. The play either the losers of the Leinster of Ulster finals in the final round of the Football Qualifiers.

"They should circle the wagons around their talisman, who I'm sure felt a bit of heat last week."

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