Tomás Quinn: The ‘lambs’ refuse to be slaughtered

There was a strange atmosphere during the opening stages of yesterdays All-Ireland quarter-final between Dublin and Fermanagh.

Maybe those in attendance were still digesting the Kerry goalfest in their demolition of Kildare and that one-sided affair added to the nervousness that we might see something similar in the day’s second game.

We had much comment in the build-up about how this game would benefit nobody, how Fermanagh were lambs to the slaughter and how Dublin would learn nothing and have no real test before a semi-final battle with either Mayo or Donegal.