Back in the groove but group stage leaves Flynn cold

After being held by Sligo and especially after losing heavily to Dublin in Kilkenny earlier in this All-Ireland phase, Kildare had done some bloodletting but it appears to have worked.

BACK IN THE GROOVE: Daniel Flynn of Kildare celebrates after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3 match between Roscommon and Kildare at Glenisk O'Connor Park in Tullamore, Offaly. Pic: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

These days, the juice is just about worth the squeeze for Daniel Flynn but he’s glad to see the back of the All-Ireland championship round-robin stages.

Speaking to this newspaper in December 2018 having stepped away from the game on the back of an All-Star nomination season, the Kildare forward admitted his appetite for Gaelic football had been sapped.