Looking back on my Dublin career, I don’t think anyone begrudged our All-Ireland in 2011. After that? Well, maybe that was as good as it got from a neutral’s perspective.  Success changes perception. The first title is celebrated incredibly internally and not begrudged externally because it feels overdue. The fifth or sixth is admired, but it rarely inspires the same affection, especially from outside the county. That’s just the reality of sport. I was thinking about this because of how so many people seemed to be on Dublin’s side during their game against Donegal last weekend. It certainly wasn’t a…

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