Colm Cooper ‘held huge fear factor’, says Michael Quinlivan

All-Star Tipperary full-forward Michael Quinlivan has revealed that Colm Cooper was always the first Kerry player they planned for and jokingly described the retired icon’s unique ability as “disgusting”.

Quinlivan, who’ll be in Allianz Football League Division 3 final action for Tipp this weekend, admitted that he watched a highlights reel of Cooper’s goals from his 14 years with Kerry following the ‘Gooch’s’ retirement announcement on Tuesday.

“He held a huge fear factor,” said Quinlivan.