Kerry boss warns stars about attitude to referees

Jack O’Connor has warned his Kerry players to show more respect toreferees.

Chairman Patrick O’Sullivan told county board delegates this week that O’Connor had spoken to seniorplayers about the team’s attitude towards match officials. After a strong condemnation of some players’ behaviour by Valentia delegate Michael O’Donoghue, O’Sullivan said: “I can reveal that on Tuesday night [February 14], Jack O’Connor brought some of the senior players together after training and laid down the law, as to what is acceptable and not acceptable as regards behaviour towards match officials.”

O’Connor’s words come after former manager Páidí Ó Sé last week branded some of Kerry’s players as “whingers”.