Tougher than the rest: Davy Fitzgerald interview
He came to prominence as a larger-than-life goalkeeper with the Clare hurlers, then made a successful transition to inter-county management. But his new RTÉ series, Davy’s Toughest Team, was a step into the unknown
We all know the Davy Fitzgerald of popular caricature, and most of us know not to take it too seriously. The buck-lepping Clare goalkeeper; the young coach smashing the table, urging his players to go “hell for f**king leather”; the reality TV mentor, bawling at fit families to “get up that wall”.
Those with only a passing interest in sport realise that behind the mania is a keen analytical mind. Anybody with even a moderate ...