The Tyrone legend believes April is the wrong time of year for the Championship to begin
Except it didn’t arrive. Yes, the matches were great - Cavan versus Monaghan being a typically tense and hard fought Ulster derby, while Meath were slick against Longford, and elsewhere Wicklow and Waterford had their best day in years.For all of us, Championship equates to hot summer days, weeks of chat leading into a big game, coaches being booked to transport fans to games.It’s not right.
And then when you got into the ground, it was magic. I still remember the roar when the teams came out of the tunnel. As a kid, watching Tyrone beat Derry in the 1995 Ulster final, was unforgettable. That game got me into football in a big way. That buzz. That hooked me for life.There was no roar; I could hear the players shout to one another on the field.
Clones was practically empty. Again, if the game was in May, there would have been 15,000 people there. In homes, in pubs, in GAA clubs, on the street, in cafes, everyone speculated about the big match coming up. They’d reflect on the previous game and worry about such and such a player’s injury, or discuss a match-up between our best player and theirs.
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