Kieran Shannon: Heimir's long wait - how would a GAA boss cope with 130 days to an All-Ireland semi-final?

You’d sometimes wonder what a GAA inter-county manager would make of the situation an Andy Farrell or Heimir Hallsgrimsson is landed in.

Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson in attendance at the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Galway United and Dundalk at Eamonn Deacy Park in Galway. Photo by Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile

It’s almost here now. The biggest game Irish football has had in almost a decade – after the longest layoff the national team has ever had.

You’d sometimes wonder what a GAA inter-county manager would make of the situation an Andy Farrell or Heimir Hallgrimsson is landed in.