Lethargic Kildare edge past Wexford

Kildare 0-9 Wexford 0-8: Cian O’Neill’s response when asked if this felt like a win, was telling.

“No” he declared with disarming openness. “It feels like we’re still in the Championship. But win or lose, we still would have been in the Championship.”

Apart from offering insight into the standing of the provincial competition, particularly in the current climate, it was unusual to see a victorious manager so downbeat.