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GER BRENNAN is ready to manage Dublin, according to Armagh legend Aaron Kernan.

The Sky Blues are on the hunt for a new boss after Dessie Farrell walked in the wake of Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final loss to Tyrone.

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Farrell lifted Sam Maguire twice during his six seasons in charge.

But consecutive quarter-final losses and a Leinster semi-final defeat to Meath capped a disappointing year.

Meanwhile, Brennan led Louth to a first provincial crown since 1957 in May and Kernan reckons the St Vincent’s man is ready for the Dubs job.

The former Orchard hero said: “He would be the obvious one for me. The reality is the success he had with Louth was really just to build Ger’s CV.

“I am sure somewhere down the line that he would have loved to have a go at the Dublin job.

“It may have come a year or two sooner than what he expected but he is the obvious one.

“Maybe Declan D’Arcy, but he is more of a coach. He seemed to build a brilliant rapport with those Dublin players while he was there.

“And maybe a left-fielder in Jason Sherlock or something like that there — but he is more of a coach rather than being the main man.

“I would think Ger would be the frontrunner at this stage if he was to step away from Louth.”

Kernan is still stunned at Armagh’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final loss to Kerry.

The Kingdom raided the Orchard to KO the All-Ireland champions with a 0-32 to 1-21 victory at Croke Park.

And the foundations for the win were laid during a second-half spell which saw Kerry score 0-14 in 15 minutes.

Kernan gushed at “awesome” Kerry and admitted Kieran McGeeney’s men had no answers to the Kingdom’s press on the kickouts.

He said: “Those 15 minutes, 14 points to none. Just how much were you cleaned out on kickouts?

“You would have to give huge credit to Kerry in particular because this is the one area everyone was saying that Armagh had an advantage in.

“They were incredible, really well organised and really ruthless.

“There’s just no coming back from 14 points to no score in 15 minutes.

“That blitz from Kerry was a real statement.”

Kerry will march to Croker for their All-Ireland SFC semi–final against Tyrone on July 12 at 5pm which follows the Tailteann Cup final at 2.30.

Donegal’s last-four tie with Meath has been penned in for Sunday, July 13 at 4pm after the All-Ireland JFC decider at GAA HQ.

FIXTURES: Saturday July 12: All-Ireland SFC Semi-Final; Kerry v Tyrone, Croke Park, 5pm, Live on RTE/BBC. Tailteann Cup Final; Kildare v Limerick, Croke Park, 2.30pm, Live on RTE/BBC. Sunday July 13: All-Ireland SFC Semi-Final; Meath v Donegal, 4pm, Live on RTE/BBC. All-Ireland JFC Final; New York or Warwickshire v London or Kilkenny, Croke Park, 1.30pm, Live on TG4.

l AARON KERNAN was speaking exclusively as a Gaelic Games ambassador for BoyleSports.

KILKENNY boss Derek Lyng has cautioned his players against lapses in discipline ahead of their All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Tipperary.

It will be the first meeting of the old rivals since the Cats had three players sent off in a league defeat back in March.

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David Blanchfield, Mikey Carey and Jordan Molloy were all given their marching orders by referee Seán Stack on a day when Tipp also had Alan Tynan dismissed.

Lyng said: “I remember at the time, there was a lot of frustration there. I think that common-sense approach is important but I also think the responsibility is on the two teams as well. It’s not an easy job, refereeing, and I know what they’ve been asked to do.

“But I think since then, we’ve had to look at our own discipline — and you have to.

“You can point the finger at everybody else but it’s something we’ve looked at as well.”

Sunday’s showdown, which will be the first Championship clash of Tipp and Kilkenny since the Premier’s win in the 2019 All-Ireland final, will be refereed by James Owens.

Lyng continued: “At the same time, I do feel sorry for incidents where a collision is unavoidable.

“It’s just the pace of the game. I don’t think any players out there go out with the intent to hurt anybody.

“I just think sometimes that needs to be taken into account.

“It’s easy to say that from where I am but I think we’ll get a really good game. There are experienced officials there.

“They have a job to do and we respect how they go about it.

“We have to manage our discipline and make sure we come out on the right side of that.”

Kilkenny are planning without Harry Shine as the young forward is set for a long spell on the sidelines with a torn ACL.

Marty Murphy is also out with a hamstring issue.

But they are set to be boosted by the return of Eoin Cody from a leg injury. The Ballyhale Shamrocks ace missed his side’s last four games, including the Leinster final win over Galway.

Lyng confirmed: “Eoin is available for selection now again. He’s come through the last few weeks and he’s done very well. He’s worked hard.

“Even in the run-up to the Leinster final, he was pushing hard. He was just kind of a week off at that stage and we didn’t take the chance with him.

“Thankfully he’s come through.”

MONEY TALKS

Lyng also empathised with fans, who are facing a price increase for their team’s seventh Championship outing in 11 weeks.

The cost of tickets for All-Ireland semi-finals has gone up by €5 in each of the last two years, meaning a place in the stand this weekend will set adults back €60.

The 8,243 crowd that attended the opener against Galway at Nowlan Park was the largest that Kilkenny played in front of during the Leinster round-robin.

Lyng added: “Families probably have to pick and choose.

“A lot of people will wait and hope their team gets further in the competition, so I think it could be looked at. We want to get as many young people to these games as possible.”

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