IT IS

hard not to believe that the second coming of Pete McGrath as an inter-county manager is coming to an end.

The candour of the two-time All-Ireland winning manager in the aftermath of Louth’s humiliation to Carlow was admirable, but also hinted that he may not go on for much longer.

‘You don’t regret it but you say I have maybe made better decisions in my life,’ he rued.

And if that is not regret, what is?