Kildare find cutting edge as Rebels loom

The calm before the perfect storm.

The last chance for Kildare to shake off the patchy form that had taken them onto the championship dirt roads.

The final opportunity to dust down and cleanse themselves of the systems, confidence and form failures that have meant they were lucky to even be here. And now, as they return to play with the big kids, they can be thankful they rediscovered at least some small part of themselves after their most fulfilling half of football this summer.