Former Donegal GAA star Brendan Devenney has weighed in with his opinion on the on-going 'sledging' saga that has arose since Donegal's Ulster SFC win over Tyrone.
Brendan Devenney has made stomach curdling claims that a Donegal minor was taunted over death of his father.
Devenney claimed that a Donegal minor player was taunted over the death of his father during a game.
The former St Eunan's attacker is worried about the mental health of GAA players who are subjected to this type of disgusting behaviour.
In an interview with the Irish Examiner, Devenney said what he witnessed in Ballybofey on Sunday was a 'pile of sh**e.
Devenney said, "Up in Ulster, there is this perceived rest of the country versus Ulster attitude when it comes to football and how it is played. You have people down South criticising the sledging, goading and cynicism that goes on in Ulster and those inside the province don’t like it.
"As somebody from Ulster, I have to say that what is going on and what we witnessed in Ballyboyfey in the senior game was a pile of s***e.
“There is this harshness up North, particularly with the six counties. When I played with Donegal, we were seen as a soft touch.
“Armagh would have used those tactics of goading we saw at the weekend. Down would have done so, Tyrone too.
However, Devenney most shocking claim is that a Donegal minor player was taunted and goaded over the loss of his father to cancer.
“I heard back from a very good source that one Donegal minor, who lost his father to cancer, was taunted about that during a game.
"That would turn your stomach.
“There is the mental health element here and are players able to take what is being said to them?
"What must that minor have been thinking after the game?”
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