Kerry's James Costello: It's all about the big mo now - and how to milk it

At Croke Park on Sunday, the Kingdom will look to continue their attack on the opposition restarts as they look to crack Donegal's Patton code

James Costello joined Jack O'Connor's Kerry management team in the autumn. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Having coffee in Ballyseedy Garden Centre in April, we happened upon new Kerry selector, James Costello. It was shortly after the Munster Championship win over Cork, I indicated Kerry had got lucky and in return got a withering look that approximated to a backhand slap for intemperance and stupidity.

Costello, from Blennerville, was one of Jack O’Connor’s new recruits to a management ticket that was in danger of collapsing around the manager’s heels in the winter recess. He said that football’s new direction had brought primacy to the whole phenomenon of momentum. I wondered what he meant, and asked him again in the last few days.