It was payback time for Armagh, says Páidí

HE has known more good days than bad on All-Ireland football final day in Croke Park, has Páidí Ó Sé.

Eight wins from 10 as a player, two from two as Kerry manager. Yesterday was a rare bad day, a day when for 35 minutes his team of all the talents looked to have justified the hot favourite tag bestowed on them by those normally most astute of judges, the bookies, only for it all to fall apart.

And yet, showing admirable but typical grace even in such bitter defeat, the Kerry supremo found consolation. This was, after all, a day of history. "Look, all I'd say tonight is that I wouldn't begrudge Armagh. I never like losing All-Irelands, but losing to Armagh and to Joe Kernan, I suppose you couldn't lose to a nicer team and a nicer guy.