WHEN the paymasters of the Premier League promised us twists and turns aplenty going into the New Year, I’m not sure they had John Terry’s (further) descent into the moral undergrowth in the script.

WHEN the microphones are off and the cameras have stopped rolling, Kerry will reflect on this decade of five All-Ireland titles and eight finals and possibly conclude that yesterday was the sweetest of all.

IT WAS a close run thing between stadium manager Peter McKenna and Cork coach Conor Counihan for the most sought-after opinions in the wake of yesterday’s dreadful All-Ireland semi-final victory for Kerry over Meath.

THE FORENSICS team always warn to step back from the gory detail and survey the peripheral evidence.

PEARSE O’Neill, well isn’t he the dark horse? One of those legendary Cork GAA mushrooms that sprung up overnight but for all evidence to the contrary.