McGeeney keeps Breffni Park waiting

Closure.

One of those horrible Americanisms we have subconsciously imported from Hollywood, but it was hard to think of a better word after Seanie Johnston made his long-awaited debut for Kildare at his old hunting ground in Breffni Park yesterday.

Over seven months and a lifetime of debate and acrimony had passed since he first applied to Croke Park for an inter-county transfer and he was made wait another 62 minutes here before Kieran McGeeney summoned him into the fray.