McGeeney calls for refereeing consistency after victory over Dublin
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Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney has called for more consistency in referee decisions after his side's 2-24 to 1-25 win over Dublin at Croke Park.
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Jarlath Og Burns was shown a black card and McGeeney a yellow after an altercation as the players made their way off the pitch at half-time with Dublin 1-15 to 1-6 ahead.
The Orchard county were also punished at the restart with referee David Gough awarding Dublin with a 20 metre free to start the second half, leaving McGeeney confused to as why Og Burns was penalised.
"I'm sure they'll find something. They always do because they're never wrong," McGeeny said after the game.
"Yes and it's an embarrassment for me (on his own booking), but I struggle. I struggle a lot. All you're always looking for is fair play.
"The rules against one team should be the rules for the other team. It shouldn't waver. It just shouldn't waver.
"It should be the exact same. That's all we're looking. Nobody's looking anything else."
The Armagh manager was more than happy with the desire and effort his side showed at Croke Park, saying it was clear they were "fighting for survival" as they fought back to claim a much needed victory.
Oisin Conaty's late goal helped the Orchard men lead for the first time in the contest with less than five to play, when defeat would have all but condemned them to relegation to the second tier.
"The last two or three games for us definitely felt like that championship pace and today was no different," McGeeney said.
"It was all in obviously, we're fighting for survival and you could see that in the way the boys definitely put the shoulder to the wheel in the second half."
Armagh now host All-Ireland champions Kerry in the final round of the league needing a positive result to ensure they remain in Division One for next season.
"I think they've been playing well all year. That first half now was nothing like the way they've been playing. We haven't been able to close games out or missing some easy scores.
"But the first half wasn't like us at all. We were very, very poor, shockingly poor, maybe three or four players, but they definitely turned around in the second half and not only stood up but stood out,"
"They were excellent in the way they brought the game to Dublin and got some really quality scores."
"We know we'll have a tough task next week but what's new."