Eamonn Fitzmaurice happy Colm Cooper will be ready for summer

Eamonn Fitzmaurice believes Colm Cooper has closed the door on his injury nightmare after making his return for Kerry yesterday.

Fourteen months after he tore his cruciate and broke a knee-cap in an All-Ireland club semi-final, Cooper played a composed role after coming on as a 62nd substitute in Omagh. It was his angled pass which set up Kieran Donaghy for 69th minute point, which ultimately secured Kerry’s Division 1 status.

“It was great to see him back,” said Fitzmaurice. “Colm has been coming a long time and to get back into the mix again he has worked hard and it’s great for him to finally get a bit of closure on his injury. He is back and has played a competitive game and is ready to go now.”