Cassidy stems tide for Tyrone

Kildare 0-12 Tyrone 1-11

Sure, Saturday brought a halt to his side’s unbeaten run of 16 games after they had fought back from arrears of six points but supporters seemed more exercised about referee Joe McQuillan’s performance than their own team’s shortcomings.

This season has been a marriage for Kildare: knitting together a fistful of excellent U21s with a seasoned brigade. Some leeway had to be given but then so many of the same mistakes in previous seasons surfaced again.