McGeeney happy with heavyweight Lilywhites

On the field they will have 11 seniors and on the line they will have one current and one former senior inter-county manager. Oh, and a former European Commissioner.

This is no ordinary football squad and the fact that former Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy is part of the backroom team only adds to the sense of intrigue surrounding this young crop of Kildare U21 footballers. After a 24-point demolition of Laois in the semi-final, the Lilywhites are red-hot favourites to land the Leinster U21 crown tonight against Longford.

Senior manager Kieran McGeeney took the reigns last year, when he opted to double-job, while former Laois and Offaly boss Tom Cribbin came on board as a selector.