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'For his mastery of marking, positioning, sense of danger and the tackle, Mick Fitzsimons is a once in a generation talent'

Fitzsimons is 'a once in a generation talent'

Brian Fenton in action against Tommy Walsh and David Moran during the drawn game

Fenton will be out to erase afternoon of frustration

Replays are always about who has learned most and if the learnings can be implemented

Both teams would have agonised over epic first battle

'If Kerry can first and foremost create a game where Fenton, Kilkenny and McCaffrey are telling Jim Gavin at half-time that they can't get into the game and don't know why, then they will have given themselves a chance'

Unleashing mayhem Kerry's only chance of toppling Dubs

Mayo turned Dublin over eleven times in the first half through industry in the tackle

Mayo got almost everything right against Dublin

'How teams cope with that additional weight while executing their gameplan and summoning energy is regularly overlooked as a defining element of these games'

Character and collective the key as final 4 do battle

Football / 10 Aug

'The task of curbing game-changers multiplies exponentially when you face Dublin'

Mayo like a challenge - they've got a big one in Dublin

Contenders for Dublin's throne have puncher's chance

"The tightrope walk facing losing provincial finalists is the most precarious element of the qualifier draw."

Qualifiers can offer a better path than provincial wins

Football / 08 Jul

'Gambling on making it to the grouped quarter-finals without all engines firing is a significant risk for everyone bar the champions.'

Time almost up for pretenders still ironing out flaws

In Salthill there was ample evidence that Galway's better attackers were struggling to create any semblance of joined up play

Galway suffering from loss of tactical direction

Since the disappearance of McMenamin and Gormley, Tyrone have not produced a single man-marker on a par

Styles make fights as Tyrone walk into Donegal trap

Armagh pay price for lack of Dublin-style game smarts

Future of Football: Blueprint for a 3-tier championship

Football / 25 May

'If Mickey Harte has exhibited a particular skill outstandingly over his managerial career it is his ability to recognise the raw materials of character at an early stage.'

Sliding doors moments can reveal character

'Eclipsing Dublin will take a team with the right cocktail of ability, resilience and tactical awareness'

Serious teams must adopt risk and reward strategy

'On an ample diet of possession and still chasing the game early in the final quarter, Mayo constantly took panicked shots from pressurised distances and angles'

O'Shea key man in Mayo revolution, but questions remain

Ó Sé: Stats show that Kerry do have a defensive plan

'Kerry have to find a collective solution to standing their ground.'

Kerry are not doing the dirty work - it will cost them

'Every generation's approach to the game frustrated the generation before because it's always different and never appreciates the values of the game as it 'should' be'

Game as we now know it rewards the brave & adaptable

The Monaghan players will have awoken Sunday morning fully aware that they were found wanting in the face of a scrap

Lack of clarity harming credibility of the mark

Kerry's success against Dubs will be short-lived

"With teams so evenly matched, the smallest edges are deciding factors across 70-plus minutes of high energy football."

Send out the Bat Signal: Glory hinges on secret weapon

Kicking can still be king but refs out of step

Embracing the offensive mark could lead to an evolution

Football / 21 Jan

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