Michael Verney: Why the inter-county player drain shows no sign of abating

Micheál Burns stepped away from the Kerry panel recently. Photo: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile

Michael Verney

They may not say it publicly but there is surely a decent cohort of inter-county players who were envious of Austin Gleeson’s comments having taken a year out of the Waterford hurling fold.

Gleeson had been on the inter-county carousel since coming straight out of minor in 2014 and his body and mind were fatigued after 10 seasons. It wasn’t easy but he had to yell stop.

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