FORMER KERRY AND Cork coach Pat Flanagan is to take up a new role with 2014 Munster senior club champions Austin Stacks.
Radio Kerry Sport reports that Flanagan has been drafted into the Tralee club’s coaching setup in a high-profile move by manager Stephen Stack.
Former Kerry All-Ireland winner Stack guided Austin Stacks to Kerry and Munster club glory in 2014 before they exited the All-Ireland championship at the semi-final stage last February against Derry’s Slaughtneil.
Austin Stacks bowed out in the third round of last year’s Kerry county championship but with Stack staying on board, the acquisition of Flanagan represents a major coup.
Having helped Kerry win All-Ireland titles when Jack O’Connor was in charge, Flanagan was involved with the Cork senior footballers under Brian Cuthbert in 2014 and 2015.
Kieran Donaghy will be the club’s team captain this year while ex-Limerick selector Billy Lee also joins the Austin Stacks management team.
Just learn some Spanish Gareth and keep scoring goals , if you stay fair play to ya , and if you go your price will go back up
@Limón Madrugada: it may be that he knows alot but is embarrassed to speak it for whatever reason and so people think hes thick
@Norman Cult: no , he doesn’t understand basic conversation , it’s on video . And they weren’t Spanish natives speaking either so it’s slower , less tricky . He’s been there 6 years .. his kids must speak it ffs . Spanish isn’t difficult to learn the basics , McManaman spoke really good Spanish after less than 2 years. Eastern Europeans pick it up in weeks . Rakitic grew up in Germany , is Croatian , and speaks Spanish almost like a native .. The press conference seems to have gone really well , it makes you wonder why he doesn’t do more .
@Limón Madrugada: agreed. It’s farcical and plain rude.