Acid test for Aherne and depleted Neptune squad
The unprovoked attack that left two of his top players, Marcus Whalley and Kieran O’Brien, in hospital has decimated his bench. He had already been juggling the squad to compensate for the loss of Gordon Fitzgerald - one of the most experienced players in the league - who is currently on duty in Limerick and Dave Langrell, on antibiotics for ‘flu and a chest infection, has been just flying on one wing.
“Obviously our primary concern is for the players who were the victims of the attack,” he said yesterday. “Marcus had an operation on his arm on Wednesday and will be out for the rest of the season while Kieran went back into hospital today and we don’t know how long he will be there.
