Jury still out on lacklustre Dublin

“THE season starts here,” uttered Bryan Cullen on the Hogan Stand steps after accepting the Delaney Cup.

If Dublin are going to reach a first All-Ireland final in 16 years — never mind win one — it would want to very quickly.

Yesterday they accomplished something quite extraordinary, never looking under any real pressure at the same time as giving a performance that was in no way convincing.