Dessie Farrell relishing the challenges of a job like no other

Despite his previous public declarations, managing Dublin was always the end goal for Dessie Farrell

TRUE BLUE: Despite his previous public declarations, managing Dublin was always the end goal for Dessie Farrell, an All-Ireland-winning player in 1995 who was similarly successful as manager of minor and U21 teams. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Exactly four years ago yesterday, Dessie Farrell was asked at his last media briefing before stepping down as head of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) if he fancied the Dublin senior job.

The inference was that with the onflicting GPA gig out of the way, he may be able to narrow his focus on the Dubs position. Could he see himself ever being a runner for that and potentially replacing Jim Gavin?