"I'm saying this every week, but he produces it every week. He's hard to mark, regardless of how many people are back; he's a hard guy to mark, but at the same time I wouldn't like to think today was all about the Colm O'Neill show."

Colm O'Neill's rich vein of form is a source of satisfaction for Brian Cuthbert and Rebel football supporters.

"I think everyone upped their game from myself in the management down to the players who upped their game."

Kerry and Eamonn Fitzmaurice got the disappointment of their heavy defeat to Cork out of their system against Donegal.

"It was always going to be tight, it's the nature of the division. It doesn't look like six points is going to keep anyone safe this year so you will possibly need seven or eight. So we need to get a win the next day out."

There's very little room for error for Rory Gallagher and Donegal in the top flight.

"I am disappointed, very disappointed. When you get beaten by 14 points, that is a concern. When you concede 2-18, that is something we have to look at. We came here with the intention of competing hard for two National League points and we failed to do that."

Pat Holmes tried to make some sense of Mayo's collapse against Dublin.

"During practice during the week we focussed on the good things we've been doing in all of our games. That's the way we approach things - just trying to build on that and get some momentum from the good things we did in games. From that, came the performance that you saw tonight."

Jim Gavin welcomed back All-Stars Paul Flynn and Diarmuid Connolly.

"I suppose the most pleasing thing about this game and the result for us was the work-rate that the boys put in."

Monaghan and Malachy O'Rourke currently occupy the bronze medal position in the Division 1 table.

"Monaghan were that bit more clinical in those aspects of their play and the better team won on the day".

Oak Leaf boss Brian McIver had no complaints.

"Today's victory against Westmeath was built out of a solid team performance. If someone was to ask me to pick a man of the match award I wouldn't have been able. From our goalkeeper right out to our corner-forward, our boys delivered and from that perspective I'm very pleased."

Jim McCorry and the Mourne County are looking good for promotion in Division 2.

"When you are seven points up two minutes into the second half, it looks like a point thrown away. To get an equaliser with 90 seconds remaining it feels like a point gained."

There were mixed emotions for Mick O'Dowd following Meath's draw with Laois.

"John O'Loughlin brought us back into it and we also played much more intelligent football in the second half. It was very pleasing the way we performed in that second half but the lads themselves are disappointed that they didn't get the two points."

Tomas O Flatharta revealed his players were disappointed with the draw in Pairc Tailteann.

"The goals will come. They always say, 'take your points, and the goals will come.' We could have had a goal in the last play of the game but unfortunately it didn't come. But as long as we win, we don't mind."

Winning is all that matters to Terry Hyland and goal shy Cavan.

"We probably didn't play well enough to win. We're on four points, we have to deal with it and I'm sure there's going to be a battle for up and down in this league. It's disappointing to lose a home game."

It's still all to play for in Division 2 for Kevin Walsh and Galway.

"I was bemused by a lot of the calls that were there today. I don't think the players knew what was going on either."

Referee Fergal Kelly didn't endear himself to Rossies boss John Evans.

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