Tomás Ó Sé taunts have done Kerry no favours, admits Killian Young

The next time Tomás Ó Sé meets Killian Young, he will require an ice-breaker. Should Cork break their 20-year Killarney duck, he needn’t come near his former team-mate at all.

Kerry won’t know what hassle Ó Sé has caused them until 2pm on Sunday, but Young says Ó Sé’s harsh words have provided them with grease for their wheels.

“No, he did not [do his county any favours], and I am surprised he said what he did,” said Young. “I would not agree with him. If you look at Cork, they beat us by 11 points in the league, they are a lot fitter with Pat Flanagan involved, they will have worked a lot harder, they will be ready. The rumours from over the border is that they have been running since last November, so they will be a lot fitter and that was shown in their league campaign as well.