A coincidental chorus? I don't know, smiles rueful Stephen Rochford

Concerted campaign or just a confluence of opinions?

Stephen Rochford, for one, has no doubt but that the drip feed last week of ex-Dublin players publicly dissecting Lee Keegan’s marking job on Diarmuid Connolly in the drawn All-Ireland final amounted to nothing less than an agenda.

Ciaran Whelan had spoken about the need for referees to look for the instigator, Paul Clarke accused Keegan of ‘conceding his footballing ability’ and Alan Brogan claimed the Westport man was getting away with more than he should. Ger Brennan had a say, too.