Harry Arter insists his row with Republic of Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane is 'water under the bridge' after the put aside their differences 'like men'.
The Bournemouth midfielder, currently on loan at Cardiff, made himself unavailable for September's games with Wales and Poland, with manager Martin O'Neill later admitting a spat with his number two may have been behind his absence.
A summer of discontent saw fiery Keane clash with both Arter and Burnley forward Jon Walters.
Keane is said to have accused the player of missing too many training sessions because of injury, labelling him a 'f****** p***k' in the process.
However, the former Manchester United and Ireland skipper and Arter have since cleared the air which enabled the latter to return to international duty earlier this month.
In an interview with The Sun, he said: 'We spoke like men and it's water under the bridge. I wasn't happy with what happened.
'I pulled out as it was best for myself and, most importantly, the squad. The good thing is, it's been sorted. It wasn't an apology I was after.
'I can take having arguments with people — that's part of life. But I don't like that sort of confrontation and wasn't sure what the situation was between me and Roy.'
Matters were exacerbated when audio of defender Stephen Ward outlining his version of events surrounding incidents involving Keane, Arter and Walters was made public.
Arter admits he was frustrated Ward shared details of the events but insists the Burnley defender has since apologised and that too has been put to bed.
'Wardy is very professional and made a mistake, not on purpose. He got stitched up by someone,' he added.
'I know Wardy was really disappointed about that, for the camp and for those involved.
'But he's a great lad and I'd say the camp is a happy one now.
'Everyone is trying to fix what we need to fix and that's picking up more results.'