James O’Donoghue delays operation to focus on Legion duty
Last year’s footballer of the year bagged three goals in the club’s quarter-final win over Kerins O’Rahillys at the weekend and ahead of facing Rathmore this Sunday, he says he’s putting Legion before himself, having opted for an early operation last year.
With surgery inevitable and meaning another six to seven months out of football, he said: “Well, in fairness, I didn’t do the club any favours last year because I decided to get the operation. We had already lost in the county championship so we couldn’t have gone any further. But we were still in a couple of other competitions but I said, ‘look lads, I’m going to get the surgery’ and obviously there were a few lads disappointed I didn’t play on but I had to do that for myself.
