The planets have aligned for Dubs and Ger marriage

WE haven't heard from Ger Brennan yet on the exact reasoning behind his decision to quit Louth, so we can only surmise for now.

- PAT NOLAN

The likelihood is that, at the very least, he was leaning towards leaving before word emerged on Saturday evening that Dessie Farrell was vacating the Dublin job.

Indeed, there's every chance that he may have left Louth regardless of Farrell's intentions.

But, however it's all come about, now that there is an opening and Brennan is a free agent, drawing a line between the two is irresistible.

Brennan, who turned 40 on the day he announced his Louth departure, will almost certainly be approached by the Dublin county board and, given the dearth of other credible candidates, you'd imagine that the job would be his if he wants it.

Yet, it's a reflection how he has done in Louth that the role he is leaving is, strictly in footballing terms, arguably more appealing than that to which he is now being strongly linked.