Forget Gooch for final, says O’Connor

Former Kerry manager Jack O’Connor has claimed that the notion of Colm Cooper featuring in the All-Ireland football final is more romantic than realistic.

The three-time Sam Maguire winning boss, the last to lead Kerry to success, accepted you can ‘never say never’ where Cooper is concerned.

It’ll be almost exactly seven months since Cooper suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury when Kerry take on Donegal in the decider.