After all, Kerry have never failed to reach the All-Ireland quarter-finals — with just two losses in their 17 appearances. Four years ago, James Horan noted how quiet the Mayo following became in the closing stages of the 2013 final loss to Dublin. Distance from Croke Park would be another excuse but then the tracks routinely made by Mayo fans would debunk that theory. Five years ago, Kerry people turned out in force believing they were saying goodbye to a team. Now they have the opportunity to say hello to another as Fitzmaurice bloods a collection of greenhorns, David Clifford among them.

Source: Irish Examiner January 23, 2018 00:00 UTC