"Banquet reunion for Micko's heroes comes in a year that sees the current generation back at the top of their game"
"The more things change, the more they stay the same. Back in July, the Kerry All-Ireland winners of 2000 were feted on the same Croke Park pitch where, barely an hour later, today's generation launched their lethal blitzkrieg of a shellshocked Donegal."
"Kerry were back after - heaven forbid - two summers of failure, a concept loosely defined in the Lexicon of Yerra as a year without Sam."
Kerry held a banquet reunion honoring Micko's 2000 All-Ireland-winning team while the county's current generation reclaimed top form. The 2000 winners were feted on the Croke Park pitch where, within an hour, the contemporary Kerry team launched a devastating attack that left Donegal shellshocked. The modern side's performance restored Kerry after two years without the Sam Maguire Cup. The phrase 'two summers of failure' was used to describe seasons without Sam. The event juxtaposed past triumphs with present dominance and underscored Kerry's ongoing status as a leading force in Gaelic football.
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