Three of the favourites to take over at Kerry if Jack O’Connor steps down
Some interesting potential choices! While Kerry are the recently-crowned All-Ireland SFC champions, with a relatively young side, there is a slight hitch in their plans, in the form of their manager Jack O’Connor. The five-time All-Ireland winning boss has hinted that might be stepping down from his post after taking over for a third term […]
8 months ago
Former Kerry boss disagrees with bookies on All-Ireland favourites
It’s a very open competition! The draw for the All-Ireland quarter-finals has been made, with Armagh v Kerry, Tyrone v Dublin, Meath v Galway, and Monaghan v Donegal. In what is the most open competition for years, with all teams fancying their chances to lift the Sam Maguire, we have been given four cracking fixtures […]
9 months ago
Comparing Derry’s last semi-final team in ’04 to Rory Gallagher’s side
Kerry 1-17 Derry 1-11 When the final whistle blew at the end of the 2004 All-Ireland semi-final between Derry and Kerry, the Ulster faithful were disappointed but would have left Croke Park feeling optimistic about the future. This was because they defied the odds that season, coming through the back door after crashing out of […]
4 years ago
Éamonn Fitzmaurice explains Aidan O’Shea’s best position and how it can be used against Kerry
“I’ve long felt that it’s his best position.” When a young Aidan O’Shea broke onto the Mayo team a decade ago, he was a bulldozer of a player, full of energy, power and dynamism. The Breaffy native was also a fantastic tackler, and could disposes his opponents through guile and timing just as effectively as […]
4 years ago
Darran O’Sullivan recalls time Éamonn Fitzmaurice “ruined” him during video analysis session
“Jesus Christ, you’re dead at the weekend. Éamonn absolutely ruined you.” We’ve all been there, when you think you’re getting away with something only for it to come back and bite you. Darran O’Sullivan has a reputation of being a hard-working forward, lightening fast, with a bag of tricks and an eye for goal, an […]
4 years ago
Eamonn Fitzmaurice compares Pat Spillane to Donald Trump
Former Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice has said that RTE GAA pundit Pat Spillane has a huge ego and likened the eight-time All-Ireland winner to US President Donald Trump. Fitzmaurice resigned from his role with Kerry earlier this year after the Kingdom were eliminated from the All-Ireland championship citing the need for a new voice in […]
7 years ago