You just can’t keep Jim Gavin happy

Over a year unbeaten in league and championship and yet Jim Gavin still sees ample room for improvement.

It’s a sobering thought as the summer drains away and with it the last days of the championship’s annual Phoney War, but the Dublin manager has seen enough in their opening games against Laois and Meath to keep them occupied ahead of Sunday week’s Leinster final.

Though each outing ended in comfortable double-digit wins, there were periods in both when the Dubs clearly lapsed into a comfort zone that allowed their two provincial neighbours entertain thoughts of something other than heavy defeat.