Macauley challenges new Dubs to tear up the script

Dublin have been criticised for their lukewarm form in Division 2. 

HOOP DREAMS: Michael Darragh Macauley, centre, with North East Inner City Trojans players, from left, Amirlan Bayanbat, Lorena Iacob, Xinni Chen, Andre Nonai, Louisa da Silva Lucas and Sophie Zhan. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Former Dublin midfielder Michael Darragh Macauley has challenged the county's newer players to 'tear up the script' and to 'rip the jersey off' the established players' backs.

The ex-Footballer of the Year compared Dublin's current journey through Division 2 to his own breakthrough season of 2010 when the Sky Blues gained traction through the qualifiers following a surprise provincial exit and ended up facing Cork in an All-Ireland semi-final.