'With Kerry at times I feel like I’m overcritical': the tricky balance of being a Kingdom pundit

Of the 20 Kerry players who played in the 2009 All-Ireland final, nine have either had a newspaper or online column at some stage.

Former Kerry All-Ireland winning captain Darran O'Sullivan tries to avoid being "too personal" when criticising the Kingdom. Pic: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

After their escapades in 2009, the late Páidí Ó Sé took great relish in singing the tune dedicated to his nephew Tomás Ó Sé and Colm Cooper.

Jack O’Connor dropped the pair for the All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Antrim for breaching discipline but it all worked out in the end and “It Wasn’t Lucozade”, belted out by Ó Sé in The Boar’s Head pub over the All-Ireland final weekend they beat Cork, was the hit that never was.