O’Sullivan: we laugh off rumours

KERRY captain Darran O’Sullivan last night revealed that their squad have ‘had a laugh’ over the rumours circulating about the Kingdom’s footballers in recent weeks and described it as ‘sad that people have been making up stories’.

Kerry have come through a turbulent few weeks of qualifier action with star players Tomás O Sé and Colm Cooper dropped from the starting 15 for an alleged breach of discipline for Sunday’s All-Ireland Qualifier Round 3 victory over Antrim. But O’Sullivan insists that their camp is firmly united ahead of next Monday’s crunch All-Ireland SFC quarter-final tie against Dublin in Croke Park.

“You know the way things are with rumours. They always seem to grow legs as one fella likes to add his own bit. Working inside in Ulster Bank, I was getting stories every day from customers and I was laughing over them. You’re reading and hearing this stuff but when you go into the dressing-room, you’re having a laugh over it.