Kingdom relieved to avoid fixtures headache

THE Kerry management were clearly happy to see yesterday’s Allianz Football League semi-final replay in Pearse Stadium produce a winner.

A third meeting of Galway and Tyrone next Sunday would have meant the postponement of the final to May 16, one week before Kerry play Clare in the Munster championship.

The plan would have been to fix the second replay in Croke Park next Sunday, along with the Division Two final between Down and Offaly.