The Kerry legend reveals how McGeeney convinced him to join his management team and how, after four years coaching in Armagh, he has gained an interest in Road Bowling
Kieran Donaghy had slotted into a life of punditry very well after he finished up playing with Kerry.
“People ask me ‘how are you doing it’ and maybe in Kerry ask me how I am managing it - it is because of ‘Geezer’ and that group of players,” stated Donaghy. “The way he carried himself, how honest he was and how straight he was - there was no sugar-coating anything.“His attention to detail, his focus is just solely on Armagh - never on himself. And how we can get Armagh to be better - that’s what he talks about non-stop. The jersey and the people of the county and what it means. He is one of a kind.
“He said ‘I think we need something different and I think you could help’ and once I feel I can help someone. I’m all-in with that.” Donaghy won four All-Ireland titles with Kerry and had to help engineer their downfall in this season’s All-Ireland series. "I was emotional after the game - I was so proud of the lads and the effort they put in and the way they dug it out against a great Kerry team.
In his four-year stint with Armagh, Kieran Donaghy has learned much about the players, but also about the local culture of the Orchard County.
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