Former Kerry coach O’Connor sorry for criticism of fans

ALL-IRELAND winning manager Jack O’Connor has apologised for criticising Kerry supporters following the defeat to Cork in the Munster football final replay in Páirc Uí Chaoimh — when team captain Declan O’Sullivan was booed by a small group after he was substituted.

O’Connor admitted he was “a small bit over the top,” telling guests at the victory banquet in the Gleneagle Hotel that he wanted to put the record straight.

“I have met a lot of people since who said that the negativity that came across in Cork was not indicative of the true Kerry supporters and I want to acknowledge that now,’’ said O’Connor. “In every sense of the word, while the Kerry supporters are the most demanding in the country, they are also the best in the country. And, it was a very small minority who didn’t do justice to Kerry supporters, the Kerry jersey or the county.