Welcome to the dugout

WELCOME to the dugout. Michael Moynihan spoke to some of the new managers on the intercounty scene.

FORGET the L plates. When it comes to managing an intercounty football team, you have to hit the ground running. In Clare, there's a double act at the helm Galway man Michael Brennan and Kerry native Donie Buckley and both are experienced managers. Buckley has coached Banner intercounty sides at minor and Under-21 level, while Brennan has handled senior club sides in Clare. Not to mention teams in other codes.

"Years ago, I would have trained rugby teams in UCG," says