Dean Rock hails Ger Brennan for bringing Louth ‘back to the pinnacle' as he credits former team-mate for his ‘sacrifice'
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Dublin icon Dean Rock hailed his former team-mmate for his success with Louth
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Louth manager Ger Brennan celebrates after the Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship final match against Meath
The comes after they finally got over the line once again in a Leinster SFC final after their win over
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And Dublin icon Rock says that his former Sky Blue team-mate has impressed since taking over following Mickey Harte's surprise departure two years ago.
Louth defeated Dublin in the Leinster semi before yesterday's triumph over Meath at GAA HQ.
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He said: "I can only imagine the time, sacrifice and energy he's put into Louth football over the last two years.
"From the outside looking in, when he took over the job - replacing Mickey Harte. It was one that people wondered how much further Louth could go.
"To be fair to him, he's improved this Louth team hugely. They've gone from being the second best team in Leinster to being the best team in Leinster.
"He deserves a huge amount of credit [but] he'd be quite humble in trying to pass on the credit to the players and the support team around him.
"But he himself deserves a huge amount of credit for bringing Louth back to the pinnacle."
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For Rock - who picked up eight All-Ireland medals alongside his 12 Leinster titles with Dublin - Louth's breakthrough doesn't look like a one-off.
The Ballymun Kickhams' ace pointed towards Louth's success at underage level.
He added: "They're developing a really strong culture in Louth and that's been reflected in the success of the U17, U20 - and now the senior team."
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