Vincent’s young guns ready to complete final task

BOSS Mickey Whelan may be within touching distance of his 70th birthday but it is an investment in youth that has brought St Vincent’s the unforeseen payout of a trip to Croke Park for the All-Ireland Club final next Monday.

Four years ago, the Marino side gave notice of their potential by claiming the Dublin U21 title and 14 of that squad will be lacing up their boots underneath the Hogan Stand come St Patrick’s Day.

Nowhere is their youth more obvious than closest to their own goal, where 21-year-old keeper Michael Savage mans the rigging with the aid of a full-back line whose oldest member is just three years older.