Tipperary urged to sign up Liam Kearns for 2017

Tipperary GAA chiefs have been urged to nail down Liam Kearns as the county’s senior football team manager for 2017 — amid loose speculation that his native Kerry could make an approach for his services.

Martin Quinlivan, selector with Munster club champions Clonmel Commercials and father of All-Star contender Michael, has revealed that Kearns’ name has been mentioned “in dispatches” in relation to the Kerry post, should the Kingdom lose to Dublin at Croke Park in next Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

Quinlivan also insisted that referee David Coldrick may not have black-carded a Mayo player so early in last Sunday’s semi-final loss.