Cooper urges against Kerry ‘exodus’

If left unchanged, the Kerry side that lined out against Dublin in September’s All-Ireland semi-final would have an average age of well over 28 next summer.

Colm Cooper, 31 in June, is one of those tipping the age profile upwards though he urges strongly against any ‘mass exodus’ of players in the coming weeks to rival Cork’s flight of legends.

When the new season begins, Cork will be without six genuine household names, five of whom have retired while Ciarán Sheehan has taken up an Aussie Rules contract.