Why did Cunningham take a wrecking ball to the Dubs?

On Wednesday night I took out a pen and paper and wrote down an alternative Dublin team to the one that is selected for tomorrow in Tullamore.

Why did Cunningham take a wrecking ball to the Dubs?
Sat, 27 May, 2017 - 01:00
Anthony Daly
Anthony Daly
Two‑time All‑Ireland–winning captain and former Dublin and Clare manager, Anthony Daly, is a much-respected pundit and columnist as well as ringmaster in chief on the hugely-popular Dalo’s Hurling Show.

All but two of the 15 names played for me but, aside from obvious accusations of loyalty to former warriors, I liked the look of the team.

Alan Nolan; Shane Durkin, Peter Kelly, Paul Schutte; Mikey Carton, Joey Boland, Simon Lambert; Johnny McCaffrey, Alan McCrabbe; Conal Keaney, Colm Cronin, Sean Treacy; Chris Bennett, Mark Schutte, Paul Ryan.

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