McGeeney hails Lilywhites’ revolve

KILDARE boss, Kieran McGeeney hailed his side’s steely resolve as they recovered from a dreadful start to wear Meath down with a sensational second-half performance at Croke Park yesterday.

Falling behind by six points and having lost talismanic midfielder Dermot Earley – “the team’s heartbeat” according to the equally inspirational Johnny Doyle – when the big man’s knee gave out in the third minute, things were not looking good for the Lilies.

Slow starts are nothing new to them at this stage of course and they gradually worked themselves back into the game before blowing Meath away.