Jim Gavin says Dublin negotiating ‘speed bumps’

Down 1-7 Dublin 1-15: Still holding a flawless record as they stride towards the Allianz League semi-finals may suggest Dublin are passing through the spring without being road tested. Jim Gavin, however, insists that the ride has been “a little bit bumpy”.

And while an early scare from Down in Páirc Esler on Saturday night was not as stern a challenge as that posed by Cork and Monaghan in recent weeks, the Dublin manager is satisfied with how they’ve responded to little speed bumps on route to five league wins out of five.

“It’s been a little bit bumpy but we’ve had good performances within games and when we get that, results tend to follow. We’re not doing too much but the players are applying themselves to each task and you can see the fruits of it.”