Kerry's Paudie Clifford on captaincy: Do as I do, because I won't say much

Paudie Clifford assumes the Kerry captaincy from his younger brother, and sets out his stall early and often: 'There won't be any big speeches'

ACTION MAN: New Kerry football captain Paudie Clifford.

WITHOUT being bullet-proof certain, Paudie Clifford must be the first Kerry football captain since John Mitchels' Sheehy brothers in the 1960s to follow a sibling into the role. What is cast-iron though – there won’t be long and winding Fossa family conversation on the armband or how best to wear it.

Like his younger sibling, Paudie likes it best when his boots are doing the talking.