O’Donovan: Fight for 14 shirts drives Crokes

“There is nobody sure of their starting place on this team, well — bar one — we will grant Colm [Cooper] his place I suppose!”

O’Donovan: Fight for 14 shirts drives Crokes
Thu, 17 Oct, 2013 - 01:00

Ambrose O’Donovan is realistic. The stand-in Dr Crokes captain is speaking about the competition for places within the Killarney club ahead of Sunday’s Kerry SFC final against Austin Stacks.

It is so fierce club captain Mike Moloney has not started the last two county championship games and numerous Kerry minors dot the bench.

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