Black card has big fan in Kerry’s Fitzgerald

He is part of a team — never mind a defence — that has yet to incur a black card this summer.

When that happens, as it most surely will this year or in the seasons ahead, maybe his opinion will change but Fionn Fitzgerald is resolute in his support of the new disciplinary stream.

“It’s two things. It’s improved the game for neutrals to watch because obviously everybody is there to watch good attacking football and it might allow it a little bit more and secondly it’s raised the standards of defending and defenders.