Patience and reward: How Dessie Farrell persisted with fringe players to reshape the Dubs

Speaking at the launch of the Ulster senior football championship on Monday evening, Derry manager Mickey Harte was asked his view on the Dublin side that had handed a thrashing to Tyrone the day before.

It’s more nuanced than that, of course, but there were still enough of the likes of Stephen Cluxton, Jonny Cooper, James McCarthy, Ciaran Kilkenny and Dean Rock. At the outset of that campaign, the Dublin edition were seen as, well, let’s say ‘honest triers’. Not fancied for the ultimate prize. Lacking somewhat in the swashbuckling stakes.

This was the fourth title at that level since 2010. The competition itself would change to U20 for the following year, but a look through that panel is to demonstrate how for all the enormous pick of players Dublin can enjoy, they don’t get enough credit for their ability to nurture talent.

But in the league this year in Celtic Park, he didn’t give Brendan Rogers a chance to gallop forward with his customary threat. Not once, before he was taken off. Some asset.

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