The Kerry football legend believes Sexton's retirement post didn't fit with the image the former Ireland captain had created for himself.
Ireland rugby captain Sexton hung up his boots last month after Ireland's World Cup quarter-final exit loss to New Zealand, brining an end to the career of one of the country's greatest ever sporting careers.
Instagram The phrase "we lost, but we won" has been analysed in recent weeks with some feeling Sexton's words were an acceptance of mediocrity given the fact that Ireland were one of the favourites to win the World Cup. Kerry legend Spillane certainly falls into the latter category, and in his Sunday World Column, the former Sunday Game star gave his take on Sexton's post.
"He said that four years ago the Irish squad had sat down and spoke about what they wanted to achieve.
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