O’Sullivan determined to shed ‘supersub’ tag

IT was back in September 2004 when Darran O’Sullivan streaked across the national football consciousness like a comet.

In that year’s All-Ireland minor football decider, O’Sullivan’s mesmeric and swift runs caused havoc for the Tyrone backline, and they resorted to halting his progress by repeated fouls. Kerry ended up losing the game by three points, but O’Sullivan’s performance had highlighted his potential.

Five years on and O’Sullivan is still striving to establish himself on the senior stage. He’s been in and out of the Kerry starting line-up in the interim, and gained a ‘supersub’ tag which has become more of annoyance than a badge of honour. But tomorrow he’s in from the start and is set to captain the team from left corner-forward.