O’Shea demands Crokes rise to replay challenge

DR CROKES coach Pat O’Shea admitted last night his club charges need to step up the tempo if they are to see off the challenge of Moorefield in today’s replayed All-Ireland Club SFC semi-final replay in Nenagh (2pm).

“I don’t think some of our lads grasped the enormity of the game last Sunday,” he mused. “There were stages in the game where we played at a pace which wasn’t acceptable.”

The key question is: did the Leinster champions make Dr Crokes look half-paced at times? Any inhibitions the Seamus “Sos” Dowling’s Kildare side had about facing the Munster champions evaporated after a storming second half fightback which earned the a 1-9 to 0-12 draw.