Limerick 37 Pre-season Preps 'Behind' Says Kerley

Limerick 37 manager Mike Kerley admits his preparations for the start of the eircom League of Ireland First Division season have not gone smoothly.

The Blues make the journey to Kingspan Century Park to take on Monaghan United in Friday night’s first game of the season. And Kerley, who replaced sacked Paul McGee during the winter, believes his squad are not fully tuned up for the big kick-off. He told the Limerick Leader: “No one, including myself, knew where they stood and up to last week I only had 12 players signed. This past weekend was the first time I had all 23 players together.”

Monaghan United v Limerick 37, Kingspan Century Park, 8pm