Arise Knocknagree and take your place…

40 years after coaching a local minor combination to an historic first county title, John Fintan Daly is still fighting the good fight for football. At the weekend, Knocknagree celebrated their All-Ireland JFC success, but their manager’s not done yet, writes Tony Leen

John Fintan Daly creases out a sheet of paper on the table and invites us into an ever-lasting 41st season as a football coach.

A sweeper-free year of living dangerously for Knocknagree’s junior footballers that coursed from the west Kerry Gaeltacht to the eastern promise of Jones’ Road.