Kerry never fear Westmeath, but maybe this time they should as relegation looms large
The only way the Kingdom can be assured of survival is to win the game with Westmeath this Saturday afternoon in Tralee
Kerryman
It was, we felt, a situation a bit like that famous line from Dante's Inferno. You know the one about abandoning hope all ye who enter? We travelled that day with little hope and an expectation that Westmeath would do a number on the Kingdom.
Upon entering the press-box the local scribblers and scribes expressed reservations about their side's chances in the game. We reassured them to not fret, Kerry were going poorly, this one was sure to be one-way traffic.
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