Just who did they speak to when they decided who they were speaking for?

You wouldn’t want to be paranoid. Or you might think Tipperary were being punished for reaching an All-Ireland semi-final.

Over the winter, most football folk in Tipperary would have been excited about the prospects of our 2016 chances on the back of reaching All-Ireland finals in both minor and U21 last year.

Sean Kelly thinks it would be "a disaster" for the GAA to run off all its fixtures in the one calendar year.

If Mayo hoped the GAA would do them a favour after last year’s All-Ireland semi-final replay staging in Limerick, the message came back loud and clear when they were drawn away to Kerry first day out in this year’s league.

If Mike Frank Russell knows Jim McGuinness like he thinks he does, then the Donegal manager will have a plan of action for dealing with Colm Cooper in the All-Ireland final.

He’s been thinking of them and little else for a week now, so it’s no surprise Brian Cuthbert has a good deal to say about tomorrow’s opponents.

Tipperary may be celebrating their hurlers’ successful journey through the back door and into an All-Ireland semi-final, but Brendan Cummins believes difficult decisions need to be made as the county continues to juggle big ambitions in both codes.

John Kiely has a pretty straightforward view of the football championship and exactly who should play in it — "any fit, healthy young fella who wants to play for his county against the best".

Former All Star goalkeeper Gary Connaughton has returned to the Westmeath panel for the remainder of the league and could be involved in the Championship.

Westmeath manager Paul Bealin was being realistic about yesterday’s game. There were positives for him and his players, but he didn’t hide from the story told by the scoreboard.

MUNSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL:

Sligo chairman Cyril Feehily is in the dark about whether Kevin Walsh wishes to continue for a fifth term in the Yeats County hot seat.

Padraic Joyce has given a damning assessment of Galway football following their latest humiliating back door defeat.

Alan Dillon believes Mayo are a match for any team in the country —providing they keep their work-rate high.

THE oft-battered cult of the outside manager got a fillip, not a flake, in the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday. You only had to see what victory meant to Limerick football boss Maurice Horan, a Mayo native, at the final whistle.

WHEN Barry O’Brien took over as Tipperary county board chairman in December 2008, he stormed into office with a passionate address to delegates at the Premier County’s annual convention.

LIMERICK’s footballers are one of the top six sides in the country – now they have to go out and prove it, says Kerry coach Jack O’Connor.

Between hurling and football,I suppose you could say we were very fit, but you had a dilemma to try and pace yourself or play as hard and as long as you could

KIERAN McGEENEY was in firefighting mode on Saturday evening but it was to no avail. The flames of expectation were already licking at his heels, fanned by his own team’s stunning performance.

Monaghan GAA county teams have been given a timely pre-season boost, following the announcement of multi-national financial company Investec as their new sponsors.

WHEN Pat Gilroy was announced as the new Dublin football manager, most commentators were taken by surprise.

As his side prepare for their Ulster SFC opener against Down this weekend, Tyrone midfielder Sean Cavanagh knows that expectations are high as they try to replicate last year's Anglo Celt Cup success.

Westmeath 0-16 Carlow 2-8