And then there was one. If any of Dublin’s illustrious nine-time-All-Ireland-winning trio of James McCarthy, Michael Fitzsimons and Stephen Cluxton are going to become the first man to reach double figures in terms of Celtic Crosses, it will have to be the goalkeeper.
Dubs manager Dessie Farrell appeared to close the door on the inter-county career of Fitzsimons after his side’s loss to Donegal in their National League encounter on Saturday evening when he admitted it is “unlikely” the Cuala man will be back in blue.
Fitzsimons, along with Dublin team-mates Con O’Callaghan and Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne, swept to the Club All-Ireland title this month when their rampant Cuala side saw off Errigal Ciaran at…