Outcome will depend on lessons learned

BY their own admission, the Kerry footballers have come a long way over the last few weeks.

The failure to beat Cork in two games had cost them their Bank of Ireland Munster title and again questions were being asked about the team and the management.

In different circumstances their season would have been terminated, except for the blessing of the qualifier system introduced for the first time this year. There will be no long wait to try and put things right as happened after the annihilation by Meath almost 12 months ago.