ALL we can ever really ask of our county team when they go out to represent us is that they are as well prepared as possible and treat defeat as an outcome only slightly worse than death.
I’VE WORKED a lot of jobs I hated but rarely will a week ever go slower than this one.
I KNOW there’s a chance it could all end against Down on August 29, but you will forgive me, I’m sure, for being a bit of a romantic.
AS WE wait in nervous excitement for the All-Ireland semi-final, it’s worth remembering that just two months ago the talk was of a crisis in Kildare football.
TEN minutes in I had my doubts. Dermot Earley off, the rain spilling down, Meath 13 to nothing up and nursing a sense of injustice, their fans in raucous mood.
KILDARE are now the fourth-best team in the country, but you don’t have to take my word for it – all will be revealed this weekend.
SOME may have thought that Kieran McGeeney was being the usual overly cautious GAA manager in playing down Saturday’s victory as something to enjoy for five minutes and then forget about.
LEAVING St Conleth’s Park last Saturday night it was extremely difficult to assess just how good Kildare are. One thing is for sure: we will find out this Saturday night.
Considering I had a lump in my throat walking out of Pearse Park on Sunday, I would imagine the tears flowed in the Kildare minor dressing room.
MOST Kildare supporters I spoke to watched us completely dominate the game, kick over 20 wides, and concluded we are still brutal.