Kerry FC boss Conor McCarthy apologises to fans for first half display: ‘It wasn't good enough'
'That performance isn't acceptable, and the players were made well aware of that,' the Killarney native said
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Even as the dust began to settle on Easter Monday's 2-0 defeat to Cobh Ramblers at Mounthawk Park, there was no disputing Conor McCarthy's disappointment at his side's first half showing. In fact, it's fair to say that the Kerry FC boss was livid with the opening 45 minutes.
'I apologise for the first half, it wasn't good enough. That's not what this club is about. That performance isn't acceptable, and the players were made well aware of that. In fairness to them, at least they reacted but, in terms of that first half, that's not what we're about,' he said.
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