If Kerry play to form, they will win

IT’S a long time since there was so much uncertainty about the outcome of the All-Ireland football final.

It stems largely from the respect Mayo have earned through the impressive manner of their win over Dublin. On the other hand, nobody doubts Kerry’s credentials, considering how effectively they got their championship effort back on track. Earlier on, it seemed that they had dropped out of contention completely after a very poor Munster campaign, that the title ultimately would rest between Armagh and Dublin.

It poses the question of how the public at large would view the outcome if Mayo had just scraped through their semi-final, if such serious questions had not been asked of their character and their ability and they had not been answered so convincingly. The probability is that Kerry would be installed as strong favourites and could very well be caught off guard.