Pressure mounting on Bernard Brogan to deliver, admits Ray Cosgrove

Early last month, ex-Dublin All Star Ray Cosgrove responded to criticism of Bernard Brogan’s patchy form by claiming that Dublin’s talisman is ‘undroppable’. He’s not quite as certain now.

Criticism followed Brogan’s quiet afternoon against Donegal in the All-Ireland quarter-finals but Cosgrove was confident the ‘form is temporary, class is permanent’ cliche applied.

“He’s undroppable,” claimed Cosgrove, the 2002 Championship top scorer. “Rewind the clock back 70 minutes — he was unbelievable in the Leinster final. He was back to his best.”