Kildare making ‘smooth transition’

LEINSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL:

Expectation surrounding Kildare has rarely stacked up with reality, apart from a couple of seasons under Kieran McGeeney.

The standards and consistency achieved in that era, when they appeared in five consecutive All-Ireland quarter-finals and reached the 2010 semi-final, are how the current crop have been judged, inside and outside the county, despite the fact the panel has undergone a monumental transformation.