There are those managers who control the lives of the men under their stewardship to such an extent that they can hardly think for themselves.

CONOR COUNIHAN believes the scorefest in Tralee yesterday was down to each set of defenders’ difficulties with interpretation of the tackle rule.

THE GAA’S director of games administration and player welfare, Feargal McGill, has talked down the possibility of a return to the National Leagues being started in autumn.

MICHAEL MURPHY holds his hand up. That’s him on Twitter — mmurphy95. The latest inter-county star to join the social networking phenomenon.