Mortimer: Walsh move could breed resentment within Kilmacud

Conor Mortimer has warned Shane Walsh that his presence at Kilmacud Crokes could breed resentment within the club.

On Monday Galway star Walsh confirmed he has made a request to join Dublin club Kilmacud Crokes from Kilkerrin/Clonberne due to his living and study arrangements, though the transfer is seemingly in doubt because within the GAA's rules, the 'permanent residence' criteria doesn’t include third-level accommodation.

Mortimer made the switch to Dublin's Parnells from Mayo club Shrule/Glencorrib back in 2015. He empathises with Walsh, and said his reasons for moving are sound, but the former forward was candid about the challenges of stepping into a new team.

"In the end (the move to Parnells) probably soured a little bit," Mortimer told RTÉs Game On.

"There was a bit of animosity within the club.

"It has been touched on this week... the likes of Shane Walsh going into Kilmacud Crokes, there's probably somebody going to lose out on getting into that Crokes team who has won a minor A, U21 A, maybe one or two of them coming up through the ranks.

"That can cause a little bit of difficulty within clubs, but ultimately them guys will learn from the likes of him and what he can do. In the long run it will bring these guys on.

"Leaving your club and your lifelong friends, where you probably learned your trade from three or four years of age, is one of the hardest things you'll do as a player.

"I was happy to see he'd said he was going to go back to Kilkerrin/Clonberne to finish his career. I did the same, I went back to Shrule for my last or second last year, because that pull is always there no matter where you're playing or who you're playing for."

Expanding on Walsh's probable reasons for moving clubs, Mortimer added: "When