No rancour in Mayo rivalry, insists Kerry skipper Johnny Buckley

If the Mayo-Kerry dynamic awaits a true turning point, at least it now has a sore point.

The 1996 win for John Maughan’s boys proved more blip than hinge. Kerry’s persecution resumed, the cosh brought down heavily in those cruel noughties finals. The championship tally tipped up now to a dismissive 18-4.

For the 2014 semi-final replay, Mayo landed in Limerick in bad form, insulted to be shunted out of Croker by gridiron.