Merrins says team-building plan will reap dividends

DISAPPOINTMENT yes, and some regrets, but there’s no question of the alarm bells going off in Kildare following a second consecutive poor performance in the league according to county board chairman Syl Merrins.

While admitting that they would have expected to be in a better position — having drawn away to Tyrone in their first round and beaten holders Donegal in Newbridge — he stressed they were in the middle of a team-building project.

In the meantime, he expressed his wholehearted support for manager Kieran McGeeney and his selectors, commenting: “We have every confidence in him. I have to say I am very impressed by him. What happened on Sunday against Mayo was just one of those things.’’