King Darragh commits for another year

SuperDooperCooper · January 30, 2008, 12:44:59 PM

King Darragh commits for another year
by Brian Murphy, 30 January 2008

Kerry midfielder Darragh O Se has committed to the Kingdom cause for at least one more year, according to a report in Wednesday morning's Irish Examiner.

It is understood that the veteran Gaeltacht man made his intentions clear to manager Pat O Shea on Tuesday.

The 33-year-old is expected to miss the first half of the National League and will play no part in Saturday's opener against Donegal.

The news will be a shot in the arm for Kerry football as they seek a third All-Ireland win in succession.

Speaking on Tuesday, Kerry forward Bryan Sheehan dropped a major hint that O Se would return to the inter-county for one last year.

"Darragh is in his own time at the moment. We won't worry too much about Darragh. He is doing his own thing but I don't think we have seen the end of him yet," Sheehan said.

rrhf · January 30, 2008, 01:29:19 PM

Fair play to Darragh. styill hungry and leading the charge for the kingdom. Still work to do. Loadsa respect. Just hope it dosent end in tears to a rampant Tyrone attack singlehandedly led by Mugsy.

Maximus Marillius · January 30, 2008, 01:36:07 PM

Great news for the Kingdom....apart from being a super midfielder , his leadership qualities are so omportant in this big year of 3 in a row

orangeman · January 30, 2008, 05:34:31 PM

Darragh is a legend and will go down as one of the greats.

magickingdom · January 30, 2008, 06:18:22 PM

and we've started working on him for 2009 as well! tadgh kennelly is pencilled in for 2010...

red hander · January 30, 2008, 06:51:07 PM

'and we've started working on him for 2009 as well! tadgh kennelly is pencilled in for 2010... '

You'll be going for five-in-a-row by time Tadgh gets back

Kerry Mike · January 30, 2008, 07:55:24 PM

Might get a wear out of that auld t-shirt yet

BallyhaiseMan · January 30, 2008, 10:03:00 PM

Must be terrible, Training for 4 matches a year. Real taxing on the body

orangeman · January 30, 2008, 10:13:32 PM

It must be awful right enough !

magickingdom · January 30, 2008, 10:51:27 PM

Quote from: BallyhaiseMan on January 30, 2008, 10:03:00 PM
Must be terrible, Training for 4 matches a year. Real taxing on the body

surely you mean mismatches, no one comes close to us

Aaron Boone · January 30, 2008, 11:25:01 PM

3 in a row is a certainty this year. Everyone knows it and Galvin already has the speech written. The real battle for Kerry this year is to see who wins the county final to captain the team for 2009.

Fear ón Srath Bán · January 30, 2008, 11:40:12 PM

What an awful, awful pity, that the great man's last year is going to end in yet another embarrassing defeat to Tyrone in Croke Park!

In all seriousness, Dara's one of the very best I've had the pleasure (and pain) of witnessing, simply supreme in the middle of the park, untouchable on his day. I genuinely hope this isn't just the once too many to the well... but then again...

muppet · January 30, 2008, 11:47:21 PM

Brilliant, let's have more and more talk of 5 in a row.

red hander · January 31, 2008, 11:46:53 AM

'Everyone knows it and Galvin already has the speech written.'

Aye, but will they let him make it if he's already been sent off during the final by a referee who knows the rules?

Zapatista · January 31, 2008, 03:38:26 PM

Quote from: orangeman on January 30, 2008, 05:34:31 PM
Darragh is a legend and will go down as one of the greats.

He will go down,cuz we is gonna send him Down, Down Town!!! Ohio State Championsip College Football Rules!! (que cheerleaders)

What sort of "shot in the arm" are we talking about here? Strange thing to say if you ask me.