Football’s structure, not systems, needs a refit

You know something isn’t quite right when a Dublin great is sitting across the table and expressing the hope that his boys will be put to the pin of their collar on Sunday.

“It’s hard to look beyond a Dublin win if you look at the form-line of both teams,” Alan Brogan told us on Wednesday. “But this Tyrone team probably is the team that’s best set up with the personnel they have to try and challenge Dublin. As a football fan, I hope it’s a close game and Dublin sneak it by a couple of points.”

Think about it: were there any Limerick or Galway legends praying for a close encounter last month when those two met in the hurling decider?