Galway struggling to deal with second-season syndrome

I CAN still remember the moment. And the question. I was nearly waiting for it. 

Dublin had just been taken apart by Galway in Pearse Stadium. We had come off the back of a good year in 2013, when we could have won an All-Ireland. Everyone expected us to kick on. We expected ourselves to kick on. Then we got tanked in our first league game and the question rolled off the pack of journalists’ tongues like cold butter off warm pasta.

‘Dalo, after every good year ye’ve had under you, ye have followed it up with a poor year. Is this result a concern about possibly another tough season?’