You mean Paddy Small who is a seasoned campaigner and more or less the finished product for Dublin, in other words Small is as good now as he will ever be whereas Neil Lordan is a developing player from Sigerson Cup football since 2023 and since has been in and out based on who is injured on a Division 2 team. When you refer to better options you are correct if Sean Meehan is fully fit which is seldom and if the management had gone with Darragh Cashman who is longer involved than Lordan and thirdly if Shanley, Walsh etc. are selected in the position but Shanley is often in the other corner-back slot. Regarding the mid-field it will be interesting observing Sean Walsh and his progress under the management but why was Shane Merritt left go when he came through the development process at Senior and Sigerson Cup? A player such as Doheny's Rhys Coakley hasn't been looked at either. It took an awful long time before Sean McDonnell was brought in and most folk have him selected as a starter again next year.
