Dubs boss Gilroy ponders dilemma as Brogans to miss league opener

DUBLIN will be weakened by the loss of both Brogan brothers, Alan and Bernard, for their high profile Allianz Football League opener against old rivals Kerry in under three weeks.

All-Ireland winning boss Pat Gilroy revealed the full extent of his injury problems after Saturday night’s facile Bórd na Mona O’Byrne Cup quarter-final defeat of UCD at Parnell Park and it makes for grim reading.

Footballer of the Year Alan has emerged as the big loss, for up to four weeks, after aggravating a knee injury while sibling Bernard only returns from an extended holiday in the days before the Kingdom tie.