Sheehan learning captaincy role from predecessor O’Sullivan

IF Bryan Sheehan is worried about the pressure of combining the job as Kerry senior football captain with trying to cement a place in the team, he need look no further than his predecessor, Darran O’Sullivan for assurance.

O’Sullivan had been confined to the role of impact sub in recent years but managed to play a key role from the start before fulfilling a lifetime’s ambition by lifting the Sam Maguire Cup last September.

The Glenbeigh-Glencar speedster says that the support of manager, Jack O’Connor, the rest of the backroom staff, his team-mates and his employers helped him concentrate on his primary responsibility of doing the business on the pitch.