Tarmac is most fertile of ground

In fact, what Devine had to say would have merited attention anyway but, let’s face it, a press release headlined ‘SDFL’s Non-Competitive Vision Of Grassroots Football’ suddenly seems a whole lot sexier when it’s preceded by the words ‘Dunphy And Giles Back…’
And not just them — Niall Quinn, Paul McGrath and Liam Brady have also endorsed the player development programme which Devine has been rolling out since his appointment last year as coaching director with the South Dublin Football League.