1998: uarter-final

Dublin - 0-10, Kildare - 0-10

"There was no passion out there, it was like a league quarter-final or something. Both teams were stuck to the ground, with no urgency or momentum. Neither of them deserved to win."

1998: Quarter-final replay

Dublin - 0-12, Kildare - 1-18

"The best team on that pitch today were in white jerseys."

1999: First round

Dublin - 2-15, Louth - 0-14

"The modern game of Gaelic football is more fluid now. It is not about players being confined to one position. A player must be able to play in most positions."

1999: Semi-final

Dublin - 0-14, Laois - 1-11

"If I could explain that I'd be winning All-Irelands every year. It's mind boggling. Six points up and cruising, then nothing. Fellas had the game won in their heads."

1999: Semi-final replay

Dublin - 0-16, Laois - 1-11

"Laois are a quality team, no doubt about it. We're obviously happy to put them behind us."

1999: Leinster final

Dublin - 0-12, Meath - 1-14

"We put a huge amount of effort into the last year and into building up a side and I suppose we were exposed to some degree today."

2000: First round

Dublin 2-20, Wexford - 1-8

"We prepared for this match as we would for any other team. You have to, otherwise the players sense it and you end up getting caught."

2000: Semi-final

Dublin - 1-14 Westmeath - 0-11

"We were up by what, six or nine points at one stage? I know we dropped a little, but it's a big cushion against a team that most people felt could be within three points of us. So we are happy that we withstood them."

2000: Leinster final

Dublin - 0-14, Kildare - 0-14

"I don't think there are any wholesale lessons to be taken from it and I don't think a whole lot is going to happen between now and two weeks' time. I think it will be the same kind of stuff the next day."

2000: Leinster final replay

Dublin - 0-12, Kildare - 2-11

"I don't know what we have left to offer. We have put an awful lot of work in over the past three years and we have scoured the county to build this team. I think everyone knows that. As for me, I'm still getting over it myself at the minute. There is no explaining it. It is as difficult to understand as it is to explain."