Mick O'Dwyer has revealed how he accepted an offer to manage Dublin in 2004, only to change his mind the following day.

The Kerry legend, whose future in inter-county management is up in the air after Wicklow's exit from the All-Ireland race last Saturday, told RTE Radio he had his mind made up to take the job, only to have a change of heart. At the time, O'Dwyer was managing Laois and had guided them to their first Leinster SFC title in 57 years the previous year.

"I met John Bailey, the then chairman of the Dublin board in the K Club. A backroom team was put in place to go out and have a look at junior and intermediate games in Dublin," he explained.

"However, when I got back to Waterville I began to question my decision. Some of the former Dublin players and ex-managers began to have their say at the prospect of me taking over.

"Quite simply, they were up in arms. I subsequently made the decision the following day not to accept the post. I rang John (Bailey) to say that it wasn't the right time for me to take over.

Asked whether he could have delivered an All-Ireland to the capital, O'Dwyer replied: "Dublin have had good teams for the past decade and that little bit of luck hasn't always gone with them. If it had, I think they would have won a couple of All-Irelands by now.

"They are definite contenders this year, but then if anything happens the Brogan brothers, doubts will creep in. If they don't win Sam this year, I'm not expecting a call from the county board asking for my services." Tweet

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