Direct road to Croker still the best, believes Kerry manager Jack O'Connor

'They’re going to bring massive travelling support from Mayo. They’re notorious supporters, from the point of view that they back their team through thick and thin. They will bring huge support to Killarney'

Kerry manager Jack O'Connor: “I am a big believer in trying to go the direct route if you can"

KERRY manager Jack O’Connor is fully prepared for a ‘big step-up in class’ when league winners Mayo arrive in Killarney on Saturday, but he is adamant that his charges will be going all out to finish top of their round-robin group.

After two facile Munster championship victories over Tipperary and Clare respectively, O'Connor admits the visit of Kevin McStay’s men to Fitzgerald Stadium (3 pm) will tell an awful lot about the current well-being of the defending All-Ireland champions.