O’Neill hails ‘real heroes’

PRESS Harry O’Neill on who has been the driving force behind Dr Crokes march to a second successive Kerry senior decider and the manager doesn’t name anyone of his galaxy of intercounty stars.

Instead it is the small cohort who soldiered during the summer months of inactivity that have been the hub of the 2011 effort that has propelled them to next Sunday’s county final against Mid Kerry.

“Credit has to be given to those nine or ten guys that were with us during the summer being put through their paces. It wasn’t easy for them as there were guys away in America for the summer and others with Kerry. But there is fantastic credit due to them, they’re the real heroes. If they had wilted and broke rank, we wouldn’t be in a county final next Sunday.”