JIM Gavin will be ‘sitting in a hot tub smoking a fine cigar sipping champagne’ after Derry vs Kerry according to Joe Brolly.
The Derry native made the claim while still riding the high of watching an ‘electrifying’ contest at Celtic Park.
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Such was the captivating nature of the match-up that Brolly openly acknowledged that he didn’t overly mind that his county had lost.
He tweeted: “Brilliant game of football in Celtic Park. Absolutely electrifying.
“Crowd going wild, totally engaged throughout. We lost but who cares?
“When football is played like this it is the best game in the world.
“Jim Gavin sitting in a hot tub smoking a fine cigar sipping champagne.”
He was far from the only one raving about it on the social media network.
2012 All-Ireland winner with Donegal Eamon McGee hailed: “Jesus I enjoyed that Derry/Kerry game.
“Another few weeks of that and the rules are a down deal.”
Similarly, Virgin Media presenter Joe Molloy approved: “Derry-Kerry a great advertisement for the new rules. Brilliant game.
“The constant competition at kick-outs gives the game such an injection of pace/intensity.”
Former Laois star/Smaller Fish GAA podcast host Colm Parkinson lavished on more praise for how both teams performed.
In a pair of tweets he recapped: “Best game under the new rules I’ve seen.
“Fetching, kicking, pressing, turnovers & plenty of 1v1s.
“Attitude of both teams great Full forward lines, especially Kerry, are staying deep and stretching it.
“The better team lost that game.
“Derry will be kicking themselves, gave up three poor second half goals. Super game and excitement.”
Not everyone has been universally in favour of Gaelic football’s new rule ‘enhancements’ though.
High-profile referees David Gough and David Coldrick have pointed out issues to do with the rule book and the difficulty club whistlers are likely to encounter.
Meanwhile Paddy Tally is among the inter-county managers to have so far spoken out against the crackdown on dissent.
The Derry boss last week labelled the 50 metre free kick punishment for not handing a ball back to an opponent ‘very draconian’.
