Was there not question marks over Boyle's form since he came back?
But I think that's a reasonable summary of it though - I don't expect the fun of last year
but while there's absolutely some good players there, I don't see enough for a good team. And if, say, Hoban is injured, is there a replacement? McMillan struggled last year for some reason; not sure is it age (though he's only 33) or what.
And of course you can play the "what if" injury game with lots of clubs.
And yeah, there's unknowns there for sure and it's easy to wonder if recruitment will be as bad as last year. Bohs and Sligo seem to have the better academy structure and at least with underage players you know what you've got. I think you're right that Sheppard is a key player for ye this season, one way or another
I think it's going to be quite an interesting season actually; I could see someone unexpected claiming fourth. I've put Shels here but really it could be anyone bar UCD, Rovers, and maybe Drogheda (though in fairness they weren't far off last year)
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