Éamonn Fitzmaurice: When Armagh came as champs in '03, Páidí plotted revenge. Kerry need a repeat

Paul Galvin helped set the tone and obeyed Páidí’s instructions to the letter. He torpedoed McGeeney at one stage. Kerry need to show their fans the same hurt and focus now. 

FLASHPOINTS: Armagh's Kieran McGeeney, right, is shown the red card, following a second yellow card, by referee Michael Ryan. Allianz National Football League, Division 1A, Kerry v Armagh, Austin Stack Park, Tralee, Co. Kerry. Football. Pic: Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE 

Whatever way you dress it up, Kerry and Armagh in Austin Stack Park this evening is a huge game, particularly for the home side. Yes, it is only the league but there there are a myriad of factors that move the needle away from the category of a routine league game in mid-March to a must-win game of significant consequence.
For the All-Ireland champions it is an opportunity for them to cement their status at the top of the game, while also guaranteeing their Division 1 status. While they have lost both of their away games thus far, I have been seriously impressed with aspects of their performances at home. 

They are adapting really well to the new rules, which is unsurprising considering the depth and quality of their squad and the collective IQ they possess on the sideline. For the home team it is a bit more basic than that. The immediate short-term focus is getting points on the board to avoid the ignominy of relegation. Considering what he has achieved in the game it is certainly not something Jack will want to have on his CV.