'It's easy being doomsday' - Kerry boss Griffin insists Christy Ring drop can prove a positive 

The Kingdom are left to pick the bones of a season that saw them survive in the league only to be relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup after a heavy defeat to Westmeath on Saturday.

WORRYING TIMES: Kerry Manager John Griffin

While many in Kerry hurling see little immediate hope of the county side spending just one year in the Christy Ring Cup, John Griffin is not among them.

The Kingdom are left to pick the bones of a season that saw them survive in the league, despite losing to Donegal but then, having beaten eventual table-toppers Kildare, be relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup after a heavy defeat to Westmeath on Saturday.