Pat Spillane 'embarrassed' by Kerry supporters v Donegal

Saturday's All-Ireland football clash between Kerry and Donegal remains in the news for all the wrong reasons. The hotly anticipated game was marred by an ugly melee as the half-time hooter blew, and with Kerry reduced to 14-men for Michéal Burns' involvement in the fracas , the game wound up being a thoroughly one-sided affair. Kerry were clearly in no mood to be bullied on Saturday, and much of that stems from the mauling they suffered at the hands of Donegal in the League final back in March. One of the biggest talking points from that league final was Michael Murphy's non-red-card for what can be described as a mis-timed and high challenge with a closed fist on Dylan Casey - and that would be the most generous description.

Murphy was widely criticised for his actions on the day, and Kerry fans clearly have neither forgotten nor forgiven the Donegal full-forward, as he was booed by sections of the Kerry support this past weekend. Pat Spillane did not take kindly to the booing, telling the Irish Indo podcast this week that those Kerry supporters who jeered Murphy had embarrassed him. "Some of the Kerry players they were obsessed with Michael Murphy . On and off the ball, they were shoving him and pushing him.

"As a Kerry supporter, I was really embarrassed about the booing of Michael Murphy. That’s not what real Kerry supporters do. "Real Kerry supporters rise above that kind of thing. He didn’t deserve it." Saturday's game descended into chaos when a late hit from David Clifford brought tempers to boiling point on the stroke of half-time.

During the melee, Donegal manager Jim McGuinness wound up on the pitch and appeared to confront at least one Kerry player, sparking fears of a Ger Brennan-esque suspension for the Donegal boss. He appears to have escaped unpunished, with reports suggesting that the GAA are set to take no further action. Click here to sign up to our sport newsletter, bringing you the top stories and biggest headlines from Ireland and beyond