‘Second-year syndrome’ won’t faze Páidí ahead of O’Byrne Cup tie

IT used to be that new managers were granted an initial bedding-in period, a time to get a true feel for their new surroundings and the new players.

Year one was the learning curve, year two the hoped-for delivery date and year three - if you were lucky - the last-chance saloon.

Not any more, not in Gaelic football, at any rate.