Brian Fenton

Opponents have taken advantage of Dessie Farrell’s attempts to get Dubs out of a rut

Dublin will have noted how Kildare got on top against Seán O’Shea and Adrian Spillane

Striking thing about Armagh defeat was the Dubs never used make such dumb choices

Crokes stalwart missed out on the glory years with Dublin but focuses his efforts instead on his club ambitions

Changes to the calendar and feelings of injustice have seen stars let loose in January

Scully expects intensity of national league to grow due to condensed nature of season

It’s no surprise Cluxton, McCaffrey and Mannion won’t be involved with Dubs in 2022

Influential midfielder had never lost a championship game before this summer

Midfielder returned from stint in the AFL to win a maiden senior medal with his club

‘The hunger is still there, there’s no question of the motivation going anywhere’

Dublin were dying for the line to come and save them as Mayo hounded them down

Score to draw game at full-time as good as a winner, in truth a stake through the heart

The reigning champions name an unchanged team from Leinster Final win

Mayo are simply flat-out, unproven, but the champions are still the safer bet

The 2017 All-Ireland final had it all and, ultimately, ended in the same result

Mayo cannot afford a repeat of the dismal second quarter against Galway