Young: Kerry stars set for tough week

KILLIAN YOUNG predicts a ‘hell for leather’ warm weather training camp after Kerry’s NFL Division One final defeat to Derry on Sunday.

Agreeing some will view the loss as a wake-up call Young expects next week’s spell in Portugal will be: “Hell for leather. I’d say it will be a lot tougher than if we had won. Now, I’d say we have a tough week ahead of us!’” However, the Renard star, Young Footballer of the Year last season, has more important things on his mind this week as he leads the Kerry U21 side into an All-Ireland against Kildare in Thurles on Saturday.

In line with the stated policy of the senior management (for all of the U21 players in the squad), Young played just the opening two rounds of the League, following which his only other involvement was as a substitute in the Derry game.