Brogan named as Dublin captain
Alan Brogan has been selected to succeed Colin Moran as captain of the Dublin senior footballers for 2008.
The 2007 All Star wing forward captained the Dubs at Under-21 level, most famously leading them to their first ever All-Ireland U-21 title in 2003.
Moran was captain for the two latter years of the Dubs' Leinster SFC three-in-a-row, following in the footsteps of Paddy Christie who lifted the Delaney Cup in 2005.
Brogan is a son of Dublin legend Bernard Brogan snr, and 2008 could be quite a year for the Brogan family as their youngest son Paul is being tipped to join both Alan and Bernard jnr in the Dublin senior team.
All three brothers are in the Dublin panel for Saturday's O'Byrne Cup quarter-final against Westmeath at Parnell Park.
The 26-year-old Alan has four Leinster senior medals to his name, represented Ireland in the International Rules series and collected All-Stars awards in both 2006 and 2007.
The St Oliver Plunkett's clubman would surpass all that if he can skipper Dublin to their first All-Ireland senior success since 1995.
