Mickey Harte thinks Dublin will be even harder to beat under a new manager.

The next Dublin supremo has a hard act to follow after Jim Gavin masterminded an historic five-in-a-row of All-Ireland SFC successes, but Harte believes a fresh voice will only make the Dubs stronger.

"New managers and new set-ups always bring an injection of something to every team, and so imagine bringing an injection to Dublin, what they'd be like," the Tyrone manager said in the Irish News.

"There was a real drive to create this record and he might have felt what else have you to drive for? We've created a new record, what's another one going to mean? It wouldn't mean an awful lot to him.

"He's got his six All-Irelands, five-in-a-row, the players are there... maybe it could be a move where he would say this could give Dublin a chance for continuity in terms of new energy, new fight to go and continue to make records, where probably he doesn't feel like he needs to do that any more.

"His record in the championship is unrivalled and will be forever I would imagine. It could be quite the opposite - it could make life harder for the rest of us, not easier."

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