Danny Sutcliffe says that Dublin must choose their next senior hurling manager carefully in order for the small ball game to continue thriving in the capital.

The 22-year-old St Jude's star believes the new manager has huge boots to fill following the departure of Anthony Daly last month after five years at the helm.

"We needed someone who had won All-Irelands. He obviously had a template himself and we nearly got there ... we didn't," said Sutcliffe, who was speaking in Croke Park yesterday at the announcement of a new GAA/GPA partnership deal with Best Menswear.

"I think we need that again. Obviously, with Dublin football that has All-Irelands, there are people there - Dessie (Farrell) has gone to the U21s now and Jim (Gavin) went from U21. We just don't have that.

"We're building that and as years go by you could see some lads, that we're playing with now, managing teams. But I think it's massive to get this appointment (right) and it shouldn't be rushed either."

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