September a long way off from here
Three times he returned from an All-Ireland-winning off-season and each time he failed to go back-to-back.
Little wonder then that earlier this year, as Dublin struggled through the league exhibiting the sort of flaws we thought had been flushed from their system, Harte was asked how they might achieve an amazing feat. He was honest and critical in his assessment, saying that in the aftermath of a victory, when everybody knows your name, players often forget how hard it was to win the first title, forget the sacrifices they made and, as a result, come up short.
