Brosnan hungry for silverware after return

Eoin Brosnan has his sights set on national league glory following his first run out of the year with Kerry on Sunday.

Brosnan revealed he sought a speedy return to the county fold following Dr Crokes’ exit from the All-Ireland club championship.

And he hinted that skipper Colm Cooper, who has taken a break from football, could be also be set for his 2012 county debut in the near future.

Brosnan said: “Different fellas have different appetites, different fellas are carrying knocks and stuff. But I felt I was raring to go. The appetite is there. The evenings are getting longer and I’m delighted to get back in. I feel fresh, the legs still seem to be there and it’s my second season with Kerry in a defensive position, and it’s still new. With the club we had a successful enough year but we came up short at the big hurdle, so you want to get back on the bike quickly after you fall off. There are only so many honours that you can win, the national league is one of them, it’s certainly a goal of mine to help Kerry achieve that goal.”

While Brosnan was largely untroubled in his reintroduction to the county scene in Sunday’s comprehensive 2-16 to 1-8 rout of Donegal in Killarney, he feels that Kerry fans will soon see captain Cooper back in the green and gold.

“I was talking to him during the week but it was more about our club management rather than the Kerry set-up. I didn’t broach the question with him at all. I know that himself and Tomás (Ó Sé) did a run out (on Sunday morning) together with our physical trainer Alan O’Sullivan so I’m sure that it won’t be too long at all.”

Meanwhile former Dr Crokes captain and midfielder Noel O’Leary has been appointed as the new senior team boss to succeed Harry O’Neill and he will take over the Kerry and Munster champions along with club chairman, Vince Casey.