Alan Brogan ready for key role with Dublin

Former Footballer of the Year Alan Brogan insists he won’t be happy to sit on the bench for Dublin this summer.

The 33-year-old playmaker missed the Dubs’ successful Allianz football league campaign due to the birth of his second child in march.

Allied to his age and the quality of the players vying for starting places in the Dublin forward line, he accepts that he’s unlikely to start the Leinster championship opener on Sunday week against Longford.