Cooper: I could see the Kingdom were red hot

One of the small minority of Kerry people not surprised at their county’s victory over Cork in the Munster football final, on Sunday, was injured star Colm Cooper.

But then he knew what the general public did not know — the encouraging form being shown in training behind closed gates at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney.

The Gooch, currently recovering from cruciate ligament surgery and a knee fracture, is still unable to take part in training with the Kerry squad but regularly attends the sessions where he also does his rehab work.