Jim Gavin pays tribute to Dublin fans

Manager Jim Gavin paid tribute to the Dublin fans who braved the wintery conditions at Croke Park for last Saturday night's NFL Division 1 victory (1-15 to 0-7) over Galway.

“I’m full of admiration for all those Dubs who turned up,” said Jim following Saturday's win, a game with an attendance of 14,502.

“We really appreciate it, and in the second-half you could hear them getting behind the team."

This Saturday the Dubs face Kerry, who have beaten Tyrone and Cavan in their two games to date, in Austin Stack Park, Tralee (7.0) - all tickets are now sold.

“At this time of the season we are just three weeks back," said Jim.

“In some ways we are just getting into pre-season if you will, so to get two points on the board is important.

“We take each game in isolation, we were disappointed last week we didn’t get anything out of it in terms of the scoreboard but in terms of the workout it was a really useful exercise.

“We did very little this week so there was a bit of freshness in the legs.

“That first-half certainly won’t be good enough in Tralee next week,” added Jim.