Diarmuid Murphy: For Kerry wanabees, pressure is part of the package

Playing for Kerry brings pressure and new players will learn how to deal with the extra pressure. 

PRESSURE: Cillian Burke of Kerry in action against Teddy Doyle of Tipperary during the McGrath Cup Group A match between between Kerry and Tipperary at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, Kerry. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

As ever, football talk dominated winter discourse in the Kingdom. Plenty of post-mortems. Plenty of opinions proffered on what was needed turning the page.

A common theme was the requirement for increased depth. More options off the bench. New options off the bench. Stronger options off the bench.