Old brigade searching for formula to stop the Dubs

Dublin’s awesome rise is now a growing concern

Tommy Carr has managed Dublin, Cavan and Roscommon in his time. Westmeath minors have danced to his tune more recently, but his response when asked if he would do a senior job in Leinster right now was revealing.

It was a hypothetical query made by a friend rather than a solid offer from a chairman or secretary: a tributary off a conversation that started with a chat about last Sunday’s lopsided Leinster football final.