Tomás Ó Sé admits the raft of retirements suffered by Cork since the back end of 2014 has been greeted with delight in Kerry.

Ó Sé, who won a Cork SFC medal with Nemo Rangers last year, feels it's no coincidence that the Rebels have struggled in the last two seasons and wonders how they could allow players like Graham Canty, Paudie Kissane and Donncha O'Connor go when fellow veterans Sean Cavanagh and Karl Lacey are still doing the business for Tyrone and Donegal respectively. 

"I'm still playing club football now at 38 and, when I see the likes of Lacey and Cavanagh thriving, I can't help but think there might have been another year in me at inter-county. Neither is the player they were six or seven years ago, but the point is that neither is being asked to be that player," the Kerry legend writes in the Irish Independent.

"This, I believe, is where Cork particularly have made a big mistake.

"Just look at who they've discarded over the last year or so - Canty, O'Connor, O'Neill, Kissane, Murphy and more recently, Michael Shields. Do they honestly believe they've such deep resources that none of these lads could have anything left to contribute? Madness.

"As a Kerryman, I couldn't help smiling because every new departure was great news for us. Another serious footballer down? Keep it coming Cork.

"What was it Alan Hansen said about winning nothing with kids? I know, he was proved wrong when he said it about Manchester United. But, trust me, he'd have been right if he was talking about a team trying to win the Sam Maguire."

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