Hickey: Dubs can stay top for 10 years

Two years ago, as an All-Ireland-winning selector, Dr David Hickey claimed Dublin had surpassed the county’s great 1970s team on which he featured.

Two years on, as their team medic, he believes he has been vindicated and sees them being the side everyone wants to topple over the next decade.

That’s not to say Hickey doesn’t believe they can’t improve. “I thought in 2011 that they were better than us. That has really only enforced it.