Starting an in-form forward instead of an out-of-form forward makes sense.
It is not as if Jim Gavin is opposed to a last-minute change. James McCarthy to start against Donegal, anyone?
Before the Dublin manager Friday named an unchanged side for tonight’s replay against Mayo, many were predicting Paddy Andrews would start.
The St Brigid’s forward was excellent in the drawn game when he came in to replace the black-carded McCarthy, scoring two points and troubling the Mayo defence with his clever movement and ball carrying.
Many thought Kevin McManamon would be reprising his ‘super sub’ role after making way for Andrews, but SportsJOE understands it is a four-time All-Star who is set to lose his place.
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Paul Flynn has not enjoyed the best of seasons. One of the most influential wing-forwards of the decade, Dublin’s change to a more gradual build-up and the abandonment of the long kick-out strategy that saw the Fingallians man get on so much ball in years past has seen him become a peripheral figure.
There was some debate that both Flynn and former Footballer of the Year Bernard Brogan could pay the price for indifferent form, but it looks now that it is Flynn alone.
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