Clare’s involvement in the 2016 football championship concluded on Sunday but for one of their players his journey has been that little bit longer than everyone else’s.
Healthy mind healthy body is a common phrase used in psychology, with the Kerry footballers is was a case of professional attitude professional performance.
Darran O’Sullivan will line out at corner-forward for the Kerry footballers when they take on Clare in the All-Ireland quarter-final today, he feels the men from the Banner County have proved a lot of people wrong in 2016.
Just eight teams remain in the hunt for Sam Maguire, for the first time in twenty four years Clare’s footballers will play a championship game in Croke Park and it’s a day to be savoured.
In his four years as manager of the Kerry Senior Footballers, Éamonn Fitzmaurice has yet to taste defeat at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage, this Sunday they take on the challenge of Clare.
Defeats can be dealt with but poor performances are tougher to take and that’s the stance Gary Brennan was taking after Clare’s twelve point defeat to Kerry.
