Larry Tompkins and Eamonn Coleman have been called to appear before this week's meeting of the GAA's games Administration Committee.

The Cork and Derry football managers have been asked to attend tomorrow night's meeting in order to explain behaviour to and comments about their respective referees before last Sunday week's championship matches against Kerry and Antrim, respectively. The letters to the two men went out on Friday.

Tompkins's case is more high-profile. He had words with referee Michael Curley in Killarney and at one stage was asked to retire to the dugout. Afterwards the Cork manager was extremely critical of Curley. To compound matters, he repeated his criticisms the following day and if anything, intensified them two days ago in his weekly column in the Sunday Tribune.

Coleman had expressed dissatisfaction with Longford referee John Bannon who had been appointed to take charge of the Ulster semi-final between Derry and Antrim. Afterwards he rowed back, praising Bannon's performance during the match in which his team was surprisingly held to a draw.

Neither manager is obliged to attend the meeting and may make written submissions to respond to whatever allegations might have been levelled. To date the current GAC has come down heavily on players found to have verbally abused match officials.