Conor McKeon: How Dessie Farrell has managed to cultivate Dublin’s strongest panel since Jim Gavin’s galacticos

Dublin manager Dessie Farrell: Successfully cultivating the next generation. Photo: Sportsfile

Conor McKeon

Not since night began following day has something been as inevitable as the question to Dessie Farrell on Sunday evening, the one about the suddenly-occurring phenomenon of his squad depth – specifically, whether this current Dublin squad ranked as the best of his tenure.

That’s the thing about 21-point wins over Tyrone, constructed without contribution from 10 or so players who are viable All-Stars this year. People start to notice you’ve a bit about you.