Young new players found veterans distrusting and unwelcoming because veterans viewed young players as unproven and thus untrustworthy. “I had three big mates in the squad: Keith Barr, Keith Barr, and Keith Barr. He didn’t just have his suspicions about young players, he openly confesses he had his issues with senior teammates as well. After reading this it’s easy to see why he was great for Offaly and very good for young Dublin players like Cosgrove but ultimately bad for the Dubs as a whole. The haphazardness of how underage Dublin players were coached and selected in the dreadful doldrums that were the ‘90s is perceptively recalled by Mick O’Keeffe.

Source: Irish Examiner October 02, 2018 23:26 UTC