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Published 12:59 12 Feb 2017 GMT
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Or does it?
Retired Monaghan 'hardman' Dick Clerkin is calling bullshit on the headlines reporting Dublin unbeaten run, which dates back to a defeat to Kerry in March 2015.
That is if you consider a 'League and Championship unbeaten run' to be a true unbeaten run.
That is if you discount the O'Byrne Cup.
Dublin were beaten by Longford in the 2016 pre-season tournament, while what was effectively their 'third team' lost to UCD in the group stages before rallying to win this year's competition.
https://twitter.com/dickclerkin8/status/830381339186704384
It is a philosophical question: Do pre-season competitions count?
On the one hand, upwards of 10,000 fans starved of football can turn up at a McKenna Cup game in January. On the other hand, All-Ireland champions Tipperary did not even bother to enter the Munster Hurling League this year, while Mayo and Kerry were represented in their respective tournaments by their under-21 panels.
However Clerkin makes one valid point in terms of the media's framing of the pre-season tournaments.
https://twitter.com/dickclerkin8/status/830416505921732608
Harte's men went into last summer's All-Ireland quarter-final defeat to Mayo on the back of a 19-match unbeaten run, which included their McKenna Cup campaign.
If it's good for the Tyrone goose, should it not be good for the Dublin gander?
Others agree with Clerkin.
https://twitter.com/anthonymcgrath7/status/830741650196541440
https://twitter.com/Gill_Murphy/status/830516557121994752
https://twitter.com/perry_sean/status/829466913592004608
https://twitter.com/Conormc879/status/828722175586729985
https://twitter.com/NoeleenS/status/828360457148825601
It's just a number and either way does not alter the fact we are living in the era of one of Gaelic football's greatest teams. But wouldn't it be nice to agree on just how good they are?
What do you think?
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