"Retirement of seven-time All-Ireland-winning defender a blow to new Sky Blues boss Ger Brennan"
"Call it the Jimmy Keaveney effect. The condition of automatic scepticism around the status of a retired Dublin footballer."
"Every off-season for the past five or six goes like this. The autumn inquisition. Is Cluxton coming back - again? What's the story with Fenton? Is he travelling? Whereabouts is Jack McCaffrey working now?"
The retirement of a seven-time All-Ireland-winning defender deprives Ger Brennan of experienced defensive leadership as he begins his tenure with the Sky Blues. The departure compounds transitional challenges for the team and raises concerns about depth and continuity in Dublin's backline. A recurring pattern of speculation surrounds retired Dublin players, dubbed the 'Jimmy Keaveney effect', producing an annual spate of questions each off-season about returns and relocations. Typical offseason queries include whether Cluxton will return, what Fenton's plans are, and Jack McCaffrey's current whereabouts and employment.
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