Dank Sundays in December aren’t the stage for a carnival, but there was the faintest sense of a football freak show at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

Two years ago, around this time, Dr Crokes full-back Michael Moloney was hopeful of a second All-Ireland campaign, having progressed through Kerry and won the county, and a provincial final against Nemo Rangers stood between them and another tilt of the Holy Grail of club football.

TRY telling Luke Quinn time heals all wounds.

PRESS Harry O’Neill on who has been the driving force behind Dr Crokes march to a second successive Kerry senior decider and the manager doesn’t name anyone of his galaxy of intercounty stars.

ANOTHER week, another nerve-shredding encounter for Dr Crokes.

ANOTHER week, another nerve-shredding encounter for Dr Crokes.

WHERE would two former Dr Crokes Killarney players lining out for London watch the draw for the second round of the All-Ireland qualifiers?

KERRY’s senior football championships, which kick off tonight, has been hit by a massive player drain, with up to 100 footballers set to miss this year’s championship.

With unemployment on the rise and "player drain" an increasing issue, a survey carried out by the Kerryman newspaper has shown the stark reality currently facing the county's football clubs.

AFTER extra-time, James Horan came mightily close to a losing championship debut as Mayo manager after his wasteful side almost came a cropper against London in Ruislip yesterday.

THEIR pursuit over the last decade has been frustrating and fruitless but yesterday brought atonement for Dr Crokes in the form of their seventh Kerry football title.

EOIN BROSNAN is ready to start for Dr Crokes in Sunday’s Kerry SFC final against holders South Kerry, and believes the Killarney young guns can pull off a surprise victory.