The rise and rise of Brian Fenton

JIM Gavin recognised the trap even before it had been fully laid.

The question may have seemed innocuous — “Do you see anything of Ciaran Whelan in Brian Fenton, Jim?” — but the Dublin manager knew that any reply that hinted even vaguely at agreement would have resulted in the comparisons being plastered across the newspapers this week.

“Fenton heir to Whelo’s throne.”