If I was Kieran Kingston...

I was involved in two relegation finals with Dublin, one in 2012, the second in 2014. The first time around, we knew we were already in that position before we played our last match. In 2014, everything was in our own hands heading into our final group game against Tipperary; a draw or a defeat by no more than two points and we were through.

We were down by three points deep into injury-time when we had a chance of a point to save us but the player in possession wasn’t fully aware of the permutations (my fault). He dropped the ball into the square in search of a goal. The chance was cleared and we were right back into the mire.

Unlike 2012, the relegation final crept up on us on because we had already beaten Clare and Kilkenny, while we had taken Cork and Tipperary to the wire. On the otherhand, Waterford, who we met in the relegation decider, had experienced a difficult campaign, losing some games very heavily. Yet they still had one shot to move themselves away from the trapdoor.