Anthony Daly: Was John Kiely right to say sorry?
In just two weeks, we’ve had a heated debate on referees and new rules, to the state of the game and how heavily governed it is on retaining possession, to the All-Ireland winning manager cutting loose before cutting back, writes Anthony Daly.
Speaking from post-game inter-county managerial experience, you never stop learning how you impart your message, especially through the media. Jose Mourinho always said that his post-game comments were aimed more at his own players than anyone else and, while I always felt there was real substance in that approach, it can be much easier for your message to become mixed or contaminated in an amateur game.
Jose was a master at spin-doctoring and playing the media game, but anytime I lobbed a verbal hand-grenade into a post-match interview I was often second-guessing myself afterwards as to how much potential damage it could cause to me, and the team, from the impending blast.
