Little snippet from mu 1,000 word Kerry column this week. "It’s an indisputable fact and much more that a coincidence that Kerry have been involved in all the greatest games of Gaelic football played down through the decades. Having seen all those classic matches since the fifties the sheer skill displayed by Kerry players when performing on the biggest stage of all in Croke Park is the one single defining tread that ties all great Kerry footballers together. Beauty, skill, perfection, poise and balance, manliness, absolute comfort when in possession of the ball under the most trying circumstances are the traits passed down from generation to generation of Kerry footballers. Last Sunday’s epic clash with Dublin once again emphasized in no uncertain terms if emphases was ever needed that all these wonderful characteristics are as prevalent now as they have ever been in the long and storied history of this great football county. While the “experts’ and critics will enjoy indulging in the pros and cons of how exactly the game was won and lost both on the field of play and by the side line generals for me on this occasion such analysis must take second place. This was a game for the ages-a classic in my humble opinion, equal to any of such importance that we have witnessed in the past. Played before 85,553 awe struck spectators and thousands watching on television and listening on the magic radio around the world, (one man texted me that he listened to Radio Kerry sitting around a camp fire in the outback with a group of Australian native aborigines) it was one of those unforgettable sporting occasions that will forever remain etched in the memories of those privileged to be present."
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 12:28:15 +0000
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