Scrutiny comes with territory

Before throw-in in Omagh on Sunday, April 6, Jim Gavin was asked by TG4 presenter Micheál Ó Domhnaill about Bernard Brogan, who had been named to make his first start of the year.

“Yeah, it’s great to have the quality of Bernard Brogan back in the side again,” replied the Dublin manager.

But as Marty Duffy whistled to start the game, Brogan was sitting in the stand as a sub, one of four late unannounced changes to the team Dublin had only named late Friday night, the customary release time under the current management.