We go again.
And this time Jim Gavin has decided to stick.
With a Saturday replay we are in the unusual situation of not knowing the Dublin and Mayo teams until a day before the game – it is like having Giovanni Trapattoni back in our lives.
Whether you put it down to Mayo doggedness or Dublin under-performing, everyone expects the reigning champions to deliver a better performance in Saturday evening’s replay.
To that end Gavin has stuck with the same 15 that drew 2-9 to 0-15 with Mayo on September 18.
Stephen Rochford shows his cards #DUBvMAYO https://t.co/JSP6D2mkR6
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) September 30, 2016
Kevin McManamon keeps his place despite many anticipating Paddy Andrews coming in to replace him – Andrews, incidentally, was superb when he came on for the black-carded James McCarthy in the drawn game.
But Jim Gavin has kept the faith.
The starting 15 against Mayo in the All-Ireland Football Final replay tomorrow at 5:00pm in Croke Park #DUBvMAYO #UpTheDubs pic.twitter.com/ckW8UIzpEa
— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) September 30, 2016
Or he’ll just announce three or four changes to the programme before the game.
Will it be Mayo (or the Dubs) 4 Sam? Wooly, Paul Galvin and Conán Doherty preview Saturday’s All-Ireland final replay.
