If you knew nothing about the two teams playing in last Sunday’s All-Ireland, if you were unaware of the reputation of the managers, but had a basic understanding of field sports, you might have reached a conclusion quickly. If you were told that one of these managers had a reputation far beyond his own sport, after watching the first 20 minutes of the All-Ireland final, you would have concluded that yes it is the players in blue who are managed by a genius and the team in white who are hoping for some inspiration that is absent. As I watched…

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