As Armagh boss Kieran McGeeney prepares to face his former Kildare charges in tomorrow night’s All-Ireland Qualifier at Croke Park, Brendan Crossan learns that ‘Geezer’ still holds a special place in the hearts of the Lilywhites.

Glenn Ryan made the point last week local rivalries are only stoked when both teams are hitting their straps and Kildare’s destruction of Laois in Tullamore yesterday confirmed the last embers have been all but extinguished from this one.

While much of the focus on links between Mayo and Kildare revolve around Cian O’Neill - the Lilywhite manager who served as coach with the westerners when they reached the All-Ireland final in 2012 - there are other connections between the counties.

Westmeath 1-12 Kildare 1-11: Shot down in spring, but singing in summer. Such is the way of Westmeath under Tom Cribbin these last couple of seasons.

Kildare 0-9 Wexford 0-8: Cian O’Neill’s response when asked if this felt like a win, was telling.

James Owens improved his chances of refereeing his first senior All-Ireland hurling final with an impressive handling of the Galway-Cork All-Ireland quarter-final yesterday.

Thurles on a Saturday evening for knock-out championship with two teams still searching for their true identity.

Cork captain Michael Shields reaches a significant milestone in his career by making his 50th championship appearance as the beaten Munster finalists attempt to get back on the horse once again.

Leinster SFC final

Kildare 1-15 Offaly 1-13

In recent years, lots of people, including myself, have been looking for linesmen and umpires to get more involved in assisting referees with making disciplinary calls.

GAA Championship: Peter McNamara analyses the live televised action on Saturday.

Allianz FL Division 2

Cavan 0-14, Kildare 2-13

Monaghan 2-16 Kildare 2-14 (aet)

Cork football manager Brian Cuthbert has named an unchanged team for Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Mayo.

ALL-IRELAND SFC ROUND 2B:

Kildare belied much of the pre-match portents of doom to crush Louth in Croke Park and cruise to a Leinster semi-final date with either Meath or Carlow.

Kildare boss Jason Ryan has dismissed reports that experienced midfielder, Daryl Flynn has left the county panel.

ALLIANZ FL DIV 1:

With 70 minutes on the clock in Newbridge eight days ago, Kildare were five points up on Tyrone and heading close to the summit of the league after three rounds.

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice believes a win over Mayo tomorrow would throw his side right back into contention for the Allianz Football League Division 1 title.

Cork will not mount any further opposition to the decision to run the Féile na nGael without top-tier competitions in both 2014 and ’15.

Kildare 1-10 Meath 0-09

The unrest over Kieran McGeeney's axing as Kildare senior football manager is set to continue with the players due to hold a meeting tonight, just 24 hours after a narrow County Board vote ousted McGeeney from his position.

Emmet Bolton has hit out at the club delegates who voted against keeping Kieran McGeeney on as Kildare senior manager, alleging that a good number of them have not even seen the panel train before.

Kildare clubs have sensationally voted against re-instating Kieran McGeeney as manager of their senior football team at their county board meeting last night.

Health and safety is a buzz phrase in the GAA at the minute with pitch invasions and the capacity of stadiums being reduced to meet standards but events in Newbridge on Saturday night point to an urgent need to look at what should be done in that respect for referees.

Kildare 0-12 Tyrone 1-11

Kildare 0-12 Tyrone 1-11

Kildare and Tyrone have both made significant changes at full-forward for their All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier encounter in Newbridge tomorrow night (throw-in 7pm).

Kildare 1-19 Louth 0-15

Standing outside the dressing rooms in St Conleth’s Park on Saturday night, Daniel Flynn made his way from the field, a relieved and slightly sunburnt man.

Morgan O'Flaherty's inclusion at centre back is the only change Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has made for Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

A number of young players will make the step up to Senior Championship football when Kildare and Offaly meet in this evening's opening Leinster SFC quarter-final at Croke Park (throw-in 5pm).

Tyrone 1-13 Kildare 0-10

Tyrone 1-13 Kildare 0-10

Dublin 2-20 Kildare 2-7

A buoy for Kerry even if it did nothing to lift the anchor that weighs them to the foot of Division 1.

Kildare 2-14 Donegal 1-13

Dublin 0-17 Kildare 1-16

Kildare 1-13 Wexford 1-11

All-Ireland SFC champions Donegal have had 12 players nominated for 2012 GAA GPA All-Stars Football awards, and are guaranteed to win the Footballer of the Year award.

Before we start, a reminder of the usual disclaimers.

The dressing rooms in Dr Hyde Park are out on a limb and last Saturday night, despite a biting wind, a group of disappointed Sligo fans hung around to see up close the team that had just taken them apart.