McGeeney: I may not be the man to lead Lilywhites to glory

Kieran McGeeney has backed Kildare to win a Leinster title but admits he might not be the man to lead them over the line.

The Lilywhites have only managed provincial glory twice since 1956 and not won an All-Ireland since 1928. The weight of continuously failing to scale the mountain, regardless of the remarkable progress made since Syl Merrins persuaded McGeeney to take charge in 2007, makes fulfilling the dreams of the players and ravenous supporters a difficult task.

“When you are trying to change a culture, a mindset… you are fighting against that,” said McGeeney. “But you have a group of players who are well capable of doing that and more but it is about getting them over that particular line. I am hoping I will be part of that but it may not be. But they are going to do it soon enough.”