Pat Spillane

They've been very competitive, very enjoyable.

And so you take Munster, right?

So Munster, right?

We always know it was going to be a Kerry Cork Munster final.

But at the same time, Cork and Tip, which no one seems to know about because it only got a couple... It wasn't on live TV or it wasn't behind the paywall.

Like...

At the 50th minute, it was still a draw, so it was a competitive game.

Kerry and Clare was a damn good competitive game.

Clare really put it up to them.

What it does say is that, Jesus, the Talton Cup this year, between Leitrim's heroics against Galway, and they were absolutely brilliant, Clare's heroics temporarily playing well, and throwing to the equation either Westmeath are down,

And you're in for one hell of a cracking Tarleton Cup.

But what is showing is that the weaker teams have really been, in the main, very, very competitive.

And of course, the big shock was Donegal being beaten.

And I suppose now, in the words of the famous politician, Brian Lennon, a lot of us years ago, on mature reflection, when you look back now in the cold light of day on that Donegal performance against Kerry, you realise...

Yes, it was a brilliant performance.

But one of the main reasons why it was a brilliant performance was Kerry simply didn't turn up on the day.

And they brought no intensity.

Kerry just came to Croke Park to collect the trophy.

And sadly, you know, a sport has to be, success has to be earned.

And Kerry didn't earn it.