Little light shed on the bigger picture

EVERY county final exists on two levels.

There’s the competitionitself, and its relevance to the pair of teams involved – its existence in the moment. It’s the destination, never mind how the journey went.

The power of a county final victory is as strong as it ever was. You only needed to see those in blue, black and white spill out of the covered stand in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday to see that; or the desolation of those in black, green and gold, come to that.