'We were just sick of it': An Ghaeltacht players refused to suffer another disappointing year

An Ghaeltacht had failed to emerge from their Kerry IFC group in the two years previous. Not alone that but they were out of the running for knockout involvement with a round of group fare still to run in both seasons. They’d had enough.

TAKE ME OUT: Franz Sauerland, An Ghaeltacht in action against David Clifford, Fossa Pic: Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD.

An Ghaeltacht began the year and the season managerless.

While the local club executive busied itself during the winter months in attempting to put together a willing sideline team, those charged with roles inside the whitewash were quite within their rights to keep the feet up and hand in the Celebrations tin until such time as they had somebody to answer to.