As the season draws ever nearer to its mid-October conclusion, thoughts are already drifting towards what change in approaches will be required over the winter if Kerry aim to compete even with Harps and Treaty at the lower end of the 2024 divisional table. Billy Dennehy has spoken again this week about basic errors costing the team dearly at key stages of matches, but is that down to the players at his disposal not being up to standard, coaching levels and game management letting the side down in the second half (generally we have been level at HT in most games since the season resumed), or a combination of both factors? Certainly, discipline will have to improve dramatically, with Cian Barrett dismissed for two very avoidable yellows, and Martin Coughlan literally getting booked in every match he's played since signing. As for Friday's visitors, Longford will definitely be full of confidence after taking Galway's scalp, and with a formline of 4 wins in their last 5, they'll expect no obstacle to their play-off push.
