‘Kerry on their last legs’

Kerry legend Pat Spillane insists the county’s footballers are on their last legs and claims the young players introduced this year aren’t up to the necessary standard.

Defending his RTÉ Sunday Game criticism of his native county when he said they were “rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic”, the eight-time All-Ireland winner is adamant there is an over-reliance on players with too much mileage on the clock.

He doesn’t rule out the visit of Tyrone to Killarney on Saturday triggering a revival in Kerry’s fortunes. However, he is pessimistic after they scrapped a win over Westmeath on Sunday and feels they haven’t found adequate replacements for key players such as Tom O’Sullivan and Mike McCarthy.