Miracle of Jones’ Road

FAMILIARITY, how many offspring have thee? However often Cork and Kerry seem to meet, they never leave us short of Monday morning chat at the water-cooler.

Miracle of Jones’ Road

Capitulation is frequently the last word when these football foes duel — this time it’s Kerry doing the explaining. Indeed, it’s the second time in as many months that their coach Pat O’Shea has to try and make sense of a senseless collapse against the old enemy, Cork.

This week will be a difficult one for the All-Ireland champions in many senses, but the post mortems should be straightforward. Unlike Cork’s turbo-charged comeback in the Munster final, yesterday’s astonishing All-Ireland SFC semi-final climax was all about Kerry’s increasing inability to close the deal.

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