It is affectionately known as the Micko Factor, and few players understand it better than Johnny Doyle. Only in this instance, not with Micko but Mickey Harte, Doyle would rather it doesn’t come to any great fruition.
Currently a selector with his native Kildare alongside manager Glenn Ryan, Doyle was first brought onto the county senior team by Mick O’Dwyer, the former Kerry manager who at the time was in his second stint with the Leinster team. In 2000, Doyle’s first season, Kildare won the Leinster football title, their second since 1998 and only third since 1956. They haven’t won it back since.
After leaving Kildare in 2002, O’Dwyer guided Laois to the 2003 Leinster title, their first since 1946, and they haven’t won another since either.
This Sunday in Tulla …
- April 28, 2022
