Crokes release Buckley to captain Kingdom

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However, the selection that has raised most eyebrows is the naming of Dr Crokes’ Johnny Buckley to captain the side with the Killarney men preparing for an All-Ireland Club semi final in a fortnight’s time.

Fitzmaurice said: “I asked the Crokes would they be good enough to release Johnny for the first NFL game and (joint manager) Vince Casey agreed. It’s a huge gesture on the Crokes’ part and if the Crokes had said ‘no’, I wouldn’t have been put out. But I think they wanted to give Johnny every chance of playing in the game and Johnny himself was anxious to play.”