Having the right people is more important than how much cash you have

Back in January 2014, I was asked to speak at the national coaching and games conference in Croke Park as part of a keynote address discussing some of the factors that made Kerry and Kilkenny seemingly perennial contenders in the senior football and hurling championships.

It was rather unfortunately titled “the special K’s”.

At that time, Kerry hadn’t won a minor title for 20 years and it was seen as a significant black spot on our football radar. Despite that absence of underage titles, the senior team was one of the most dominant of the previous decade.