When your team score 7-16 in an All Ireland quarter final, it's fair to say you've had a pretty good day. However, despite his side's annihilation of Kildare yesterday, Eamonn Fitzmaurice was nonetheless faced with a problem that he could have done without.
Despite the embarrassment of riches he has at his disposal, the shoulder injury suffered by James O'Donoghue will certainly have left the Kerry boss with some worries as he came away from Croke Park yesterday. Fitzmaurice stressed that nothing was confirmed and that he would need to wait and see the results of a scan before saying anything definitive about the 2014 Footballer of the Year's prospects of seeing anymore action this summer.
Today, the Kingdom have released this update and there's sure to be plenty of Kerry fans breathing a sigh of relief.
James O’Donoghue injured his shoulder when he fell following a tackle by the goalkeeper in yesterday’s All Ireland Football Quarter final tie with Kildare.
The Kerry Medical Team immediately realigned the shoulder and an X-Ray afterwards showed that there was no serious injury sustained.
He will have a routine MRI Scan and will rest for a few days before beginning rehab and a graduated return to action.
With Kerry not set for All Ireland semi-final action until August 23rd, you would have to think the wording of that statement is intended to give fans every hope that O'Donoghue will be back in action to help fire his county to yet another All Ireland final.
