Gooch won’t let recent past cloud future

AS All-Ireland final defeats go, it was one of the hardest to take but Colm Cooper is refusing to write off 2011 as a disappointment, insisting it’s “not all doom and gloom”.

Irrespective of last month’s excruciating reverse, the outgoing Kerry captain would have genuine grounds to see the back of this year as quickly as possible.

Losing a Munster club final with Dr Crokes in January was a pretty forgettable episode too.