Dublin boss Dessie Farrell cautions against getting carried away

Farrell pointed to the opposition’s one-week turnaround for the preliminary quarter-finals as mitigation for the extent of his Dublin team’s victory

STAYING GROUNDED: Dublin Manager Dessie Farrell. Pic: INPHO/John McVitty

Just over 24 hours after Jack O’Connor was talking about welcoming the idea of Kerry being written off, Dessie Farrell was playing down this similarly impressive All-Ireland quarter-final win.

Like O’Connor, he pointed to the opposition’s one-week turnaround for the preliminary quarter-finals as mitigation for the extent of his Dublin team’s victory.