Dubs dig deep but questions remain

THERE were more twists than Fair City and a mighty Quinn to give it an appropriate climax, but when the dust had settled on yesterday’s Leinster football final at Croke Park, the same question stood on its end, begging an answer.

How good are Dublin? Well, they're better than last year, but a more definitive assessment must wait. Their manager Paul Caffrey is, by nature and profession, a measured individual and he was in no mood or position to offer hostages to fortune last night after their breath-taking 0-14 to 0-13 success over Mick O'Dwyer's Laois.

The fundamentals look good, and that hasn't always been the case. Too often, Dublin has relied on surges of momentum to sweep them to victory it was fine until they met a side of equal ability and greater resolution.