Favourite for Dubs job Brennan steps away from Louth

This is huge!

Following the resignation of Dessie Farrell as manager of Dublin after their All-Ireland quarter-final loss to Tyrone on Saturday, Louth boss Ger Brennan was installed as the heavy favourite to take over.

The Dublin native won two All-Irelands and one All-Star during his time as a Sky Blues player, before going on to have huge success with the Wee County.

During his time as their manager, he led them to two Leinster SFC finals in a row, winning the title earlier this season, which was their first since 1957.

Following his resignation, he now looks even more likely to make the big switch.

After the Tyrone game, Farrell said: “I've had a great innings. I think between being a player for Dublin underage and a senior player and then as an underage coach and a senior coach, manager, whatever you want to call it, I've the guts of 40 years, you know.

"So it's a long time and it's been a privilege every year, every step of the journey. I've met some great people. I've had a ringside seat for some of the best players that ever performed in the arena out there.

"Some of the new lads we brought in this year, I was still getting to know them, maybe but a great crop of fellas as well. It augurs very well for Dublin football and then there's an older gang that I would have taken from an under 13 development squad and seen them grow from young boys to young men and to older men if you like, and that’s a privilege not many get to do and I'm very grateful for that.

“I’m very grateful for the dedication and commitment of all the players and all the coaches and all the backroom teams that I’ve worked with along the way.

"It's a special sort of involvement being involved with Dublin football and we all know how dear and special the GAA is to all of us and I'm just so grateful that I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to do what I do and now is the time to move away.”