Kingdom and Tribe need to solve problems

TWO teams plenty would have been eyeing up as poten- tial All-Ireland winners are Galway and Kerry. Galway were my pick from the start.

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They're also two teams that so far in the All-Ireland series have failed to ignite in any way at all.

The word from Kerry is they're like a wounded dog and some voices within the county are saying it might just be better to put them down rather than prolong the agony.

Kerry have an injury crisis and even in the All-Ireland series game against Cork, where they ran out comfortable winners, they coughed up so many goal chances. If that's an Armagh, Donegal or Tyrone, they score them.

Galway have tailed off rather dramatically since winning their province. They've played Dublin, Derry and Armagh - and in all these games they have been so unconvincing.

In no way, shape or form do they look like All-Ireland contenders.

Kerry play Cavan and should win but I don't think they'll get it all their own way, while Galway play Down in Newry.

Both should get through but if there is any chance of a shock it'll be in Newry. Galway are in a dangerous place as a team - and if anyone can exploit that weakness it's Conor Laverty, Marty Clarke and Mickey Donnelly.

They're doing brilliant work in Down at the minute but the gulf might be just too much.

Down are building towards a place that Galway are already operating in.

Neither Galway nor Kerry can afford to wait for something to happen. Waiting for it is grand in a Munster or Connacht Championship when you've Clare or Leitrim the following week.

But with a GAA front pack that is relatively even, and so good, then waiting for it to happen is the worst thing you can do.

Neither team can afford to wait. They need to identify the problem(s), deal with them and move on. I don't think it's a case of them not having the work done.

Paddy Tally said during the week that he knew Derry's problem as clear as day - it was conditioning.