Who’s to say Connolly will feature in a match-day panel when, for all his endeavour, Bernard Brogan hasn’t been able to do so this summer? But for the administrative issue that prevented Connolly from returning to Boston, he would not be returning to Dublin this summer. We don’t know if Gavin was always in a position of power in his relationship with Connolly but he certainly is now. Because Tyrone are their final game, Dublin have no chance for a let-up this year as they did in 2018. Connolly playing on a B team and desperate to make up for lost time would keep the first-choice backs more than honest.

Source: Irish Examiner July 15, 2019 23:03 UTC