A Barry John Keane, if you will. A fourth banana. Or perhaps a third with respect to Paudie Clifford’s other responsibilities out around the prairies. An assassin. Whatever the job specification, Kerry will know it when they have it.

Kerry GAA executives and their constituent clubs are going to take another swing at the problem before the end of the year though how much tinkering they can do for the 2024 renewal is debatable

The Irish Examiner has always shown its commitment to Gaelic games nationally and, importantly, at club level.

A precocious underage talent, a three-time All-Ireland winner with Kerry, and captain of their triumph in the GAA's centenary year. So why is Ambrose O'Donovan such a surprise hit with local radio listeners - if not Tyrone supporters? 

If manager John Cleary finishes this campaign by leading the natives beyond the scepticism, he will have moved the perennial Cork football debate over to the plus column

Simple 20m kick passes to open players were eschewed for the safer option, with no one wanting to make the half-mistake or offer the turnover that could send Kerry down a championship cul-de-sac

At 23, it is unfathomable to consider what David Clifford might do over the next few years. He is a father now, settled into part-time teaching at the Sem in Killarney, and sage enough to keep most hawkers at arm’s length.

That Kerry outlasted their greatest rivals, surviving a late tempest that saw them take on water fore and aft, is easily the most significant element of their win over the Big Blue

There may be trouble ahead for some of Armagh’s extended group when Croke Park begins the review, but that will matter less to Galway now

You will read next to nothing new here. To all intents and purposes, Gaelic football’s risk for reward has been flushed down the pooper