Out of sight, but not out of mind, Dublin get ready for a new adventure

Our league campaign and our form during the league was very, very poor. It was a pretty humbling experience for all involved

Dublin's suspended players look on during the Division Two final against Westmeath in Navan in 2008. Photograph: James Crombie/InphoThe suspended Dublin players stood together on the grass bank behind the town end goals in Navan, all bootcut jeans and a “we’re innocent men” swagger, looking like the kind of pop group you’d end up with if Nathan Carter was lead vocalist for the Backstreet Boys.

On Saturday, their recovery gets under way when they begin life in Division Two, a new experience for players accustomed to playing at a higher altitude. Dublin hope it will only be a brief stopover. They will be back at Croke Park on February 25th for a tie with Clare before another set of away fixtures – Celtic Park to play Derry on March 4th and Meath at Páirc Tailteann on March 18th. Their final group game is at Croke Park against Louth on March 26th.

Dublin have played league and championship games in Navan since the eighties, but against other counties, including that 2008 Division Two league final defeat to Westmeath. But next month will see them play Meath there in a league fixture for the first time since December 1988. Armagh, back in 2002, remain the last team to win an All-Ireland from Division Two. Galway went close last year, losing the final to Kerry.

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