Is there another level in Monaghan?

Corey spoke of Monaghan's 'character' and noted how Kildare 'got every man behind the '45 for most of the game' but acknowledged it was still far from the performance they wanted.

FACING ARMAGH: Monaghan manager Vinny Corey. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Fortunate to be in an All-Ireland quarter-final or still playing well within themselves and ready to explode onto 'another level'? Vinny Corey is hopeful that it's the latter for his Monaghan team as they prepare to return to Croke Park.

Almost three months to the day since they beat Mayo, in Mayo, to keep hold of their Division 1 status, Conor McCarthy this time rode to Monaghan's rescue with a 75th minute winner to keep their Championship alive. It sparked jubilation and a pitch invasion in Tullamore with the majority of the 7,893 crowd wearing blue and white following the earlier All-Ireland minor semi-final which also involved Monaghan.