Cynicism continues to reap rich dividends

So, suddenly all is right with the game. Is that it, asks Brendan O’Brien

This time last week the Gaelic football community was bunker-deep in introspective mode, endlessly debating the thrust of Éamonn Fitzmaurice’s remarks about the narrative surrounding his Kerry team and Dublin and their respective uses of the dark arts. And everyone else’s. Since Sunday’s league final? Nothing so much as a contented air of satisfaction.

The Division One final was an exceptional game.