It wasn’t a shock but still there was a twinge of sadness when the news broke yesterday morning.

Shane Dooley talks Liverpool, Marty Morrissey and his reservations about Fair City

WE probably didn’t realise it at the time, but when Joe and Justin McMahon figured out how to deal with the retro-style full-forward in the 2008 All-Ireland final, we were most likely witnessing the eclipse of a particular attacking ploy and the beginning of another era in full-forward play.