One of the many charms of Jurgen Klopp is that unlike the person he could be succeeding at Anfield, he has the capacity to prompt people to chuckle with him rather than at him.

 

False modesty may be something Jim Gavin can occasionally leave himself open to being accused of, but no such thing is at play when he insists that Kevin Heffernan’s team of the 70s will always hold pride of place in the Dublin football pantheon.

Dublin are on the verge of winning their eighth title out of an available nine since Jim Gavin became their general,with another clean sweep of league, Leinster and possibly All-Ireland. We track their scoring and appearance records and crunch the numbers to find some interesting trends.

Half an hour into the unforgettable game that made Dublin look like startled earwigs, Tadhg Kennelly was summoned from the cushioned dugout in the stand.

The frightening thing is they might just be starting out.

So, the king’s tenure is dead — though long live JBM. Above all, long lives the kingmaker.

You wouldn’t want to be a camogie referee in Wexford now. Make a wrong call or two in a tight game down there, sorry, but it’s all your fault, the whole thing will have to be played again.

Oh, how we all laughed. And oh, how we were all outraged. By The Camogie Association, and Tossgate, and the idea that whoever progressed to the next round of the All-Ireland series could be selected as randomly and flippantly as that.

Aidan O’Shea is right. No sooner had he completed his latest wrecking-ball display then he’d tell reporters before they’d tell him, “The reality is we’re always going to be judged on whether we get over the line.”