Anatomy of a close run thing

IT was 2013’s craziest, most dramatic four minutes in Irish sport.

But while the Dubs drove onto All-Ireland success last September, Kerry went home to lick their wounds after losing a football classic for the ages. Ahead of the new Allianz League season, Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice reflects on those losing minutes, the small things that change history. And how the Kingdom intend to learn their lessons and come back stronger.

Sixty six minutes gone. Breathless, head-melting stuff, a downhill slalom with no brake and no break for 35 minutes.