Wicklow show mark of Micko

WICKLOW might become the first county Mick O’Dwyer will depart without winning championship silverware but the ethos and style of football that the Kerry legend has promoted for over half a century is clearly embedded in the Garden County.

Wicklow show mark of Micko

Wicklow could hardly have paid a better tribute to O’Dwyer than the style and quality of football they produced in the Morgan Athletic Grounds on Saturday night.

It was O’Dwyer football at its best, high fielding, quick delivery and long balls into attack. The basic skills, from picking rolling balls to putting passes in front of players were abundantly evident and they would have won this qualifier if they had another forward like Leighton Glynn who could pick off half chances.

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