Kerry minors bid to flatten Cork's 'upward curve'

The previous panels James Costello and his management team put together were picked off schools form and development squad involvement at U16 level.

Kerry minor manager James Costello. Picture: INPHO/Tommy Grealy

More so than trying to prepare a team for this year's minor football championship when last year's competition concluded only 12 days ago, the main challenge for Kerry minor manager James Costello was assembling a panel for the 2021 campaign with very little to go on.

Now in his third year as Kerry boss, the previous two panels Costello and his management team put together were picked off schools form and development squad involvement at U16 level.