Lee Chin questioning whether 2017 was actually a success for Wexford is as clear a sign as any of the changed mindset below in the south-east.

Wexford joint-captain Lee Chin described boss Davy Fitzgerald’s eight-week ban as ‘very harsh’ though he admits to being energised by his manager’s encroachment onto the pitch during the league semi-final defeat to Tipperary

The people of Wexford have been voting with their feet but Lee Chin doesn’t feel the appointment of Davy Fitzgerald has added any pressure to the panel as they target promotion from Division 1B of the Allianz League.

Last week, Donegal’s Michael Murphy took up rugby as he spent a week with Clermont Auvergne.

Dundalk have gone eight points clear at the top of the Premier Division.