O’Connor’s return is good news for Kerry

SO THEY never come back? Well, that might apply generally but there are several examples from Muhammad Ali all the way down to Jack O’Connor, who was installed as the new Kerry manager last night.

Of course it’s much easier for a manager to make a successful comeback than an athlete. Managers improve with age and experience, an athlete’s career heads downhill sometime after 30.

O’Connor’s return is good news for Kerry, and probably bad news for their main rivals. Jack’s record since he began managing teams as a young man at school level can be summed up in one word — success.