Eamon Dunphy has blasted RTE pundit Richie Sadlier for his defence of the Irish fans who took part in the tennis ball protests during the 1-0 win over Georgia.
The Aviva Stadium pitch was littered with tennis balls for a few minutes on Tuesday in a protest aimed at John Delaney's continued involvement with the FAI.
Ireland actually scored directly after the delay caused by the incident but many, including Damien Duff and Ronnie Whelan, were critical of the supporter's actions.
Sadlier though defended the fans who took a stand in the stadium.
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He said: "These fans are angry and disillusioned for very legitimate reasons.
"They were feeling this way long before Mick McCarthy took the job. They feel if there is no meaningful change in the FAI at executive level, they will continue to feel this way long after Mick leaves.
"It is a sign of how upset they are, how disgruntled they are, that they would show up here and do that.
"It is clear why they would do that. They could go and do that in their back garden tomorrow but there are no cameras."
But this view got the wrath of Dunphy who claimed Sadlier "made an eejit of himself".
Dunphy wrote in the Irish Daily Star: "I noted that Damien Duff and Ronnie Whelan were very strong in their condemnation of the protest.
"They are two great footballing people, who could understand how throwing tennis balls on to the pitch was counter-productive.
"As for Richie Sadlier, he made an eejit of himself.
"I understand Richie is trying to make a name for himself, not that he is doing a great job in that department.
"He was the only so-called football person to give any kind of credence to that type of carry on.
"If people wanted to protest, they should have stayed away from the match. There are plenty of things to do - sing, chant, hold up banners - but don't interfere with the actual game.
"It was a very cheap, stupid and yobbish thing to do."
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