‘Workman like’ Dubs fail to impress Roe

SEVENTY minutes is all that stands between Dublin and a first Leinster three-in-a-row in a dozen years and Paul Caffrey will hardly need reminding that the last hat-trick coughed up an All-Ireland title at the end of its cycle.

The Dublin manager will be fervently hoping that history repeats itself but Pat Roe won’t be having a flutter on such an outcome judging by his appraisal of Offaly’s conquerors yesterday evening.

Two years ago, Dublin ousted his Wexford side in another provincial semi-final but Roe feels the metropolitans haven’t progressed despite the water that has passed under the bridge since.