Pat Spillane hopes he proves wrong in his opinion that Paul Galvin's return to the Kerry jersey will backfire.

The outspoken RTE pundit would like to see it work out but can't help thinking it's a gamble not worth taking by Eamonn Fitzmaurice.

"The bottom line is I think, personally speaking, that it's a major mistake," the eight- time All-Ireland winner revealed to The Irish Independent.

"I think it's going to be a distraction. I think it'll put awful pressure on his brother-in-law, who's the manager, Eamonn Fitzmaurice.

"Paul is 35 and in his last two years with Kerry, 2012 and 2013, he had lost that vital yard of pace and I'm not too sure whether between 33 and 35 that you can get the pace back.

"He's a maverick, an independent man. He was a brilliant servant to Kerry. He was a warrior. I hope it works out but I have a bad feeling."

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