Éamonn Fitzmaurice: The pressure game that goes hand-in-hand with being an inter-county manager

Every inter-county manager reacts differently to pressure. Success comes to very few. For most, it's about grinding teeth and other symptoms of the exhausting stress that comes with this wonderful if thankless gig.

Former Kerry manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice: 'When I think of my own time as Kerry manager, did I ever feel the heat? Of course I did but I never took too much notice of it. In fact in a perverse way I was more comfortable in that space, being questioned rather than being lauded'. Pic: James Crombie/Inpho

“Every time I think I see the light at the end of the tunnel, it turns out to be an oncoming train.” 

- Ange Postecoglou - February 2025.