We’re entering the final straight in the league campaign and teams should be revving through the gears in preparation for championship.
Kerry-Mayo in the televised game on Saturday evening is a particularly enticing encounter.
It might be a touch hasty to declare it a de facto league semi-final, given that Kerry still have to head to Armagh while Mayo have to navigate the challenge of Roscommon in the final round.
But certainly, whoever wins is in pole position. If Mayo get a victory down there, they’re nailed on for another league decider, their fourth in five years. We can take it as read that Donegal are already there.
In my career, we always loved going down to Tralee on a Saturday evening….