Former Longford footballer Brian Kavanagh speaks to sinead_farrell7 about playing in the 2009 final against Crossmaglen.
AFTER CAPTURING an All-Ireland title in 2009, the Kilmacud Crokes club were confident that more treasures would follow.They had just defeated Armagh’s Crossmaglen who were a dominant force in club football at the time, winning six All-Irelands between 1997 and 2012. They were the Corofin of their day, and Crokes had just pushed them off the summit with a five-point win in Croke Park.
It was a “whirlwind” year as he recalls, and a major decision that was greeted with support from his friends and family at home. Kavanagh also had a pre-existing link connecting him with the Crokes club which added a nice layer to his transition up to the capital. “Maybe a few of the Dublin clubs were getting more of the media attention but there’s always players moving around the country for work and different reasons.”
“And there are other clubs with thousands of members who maybe haven’t had the success as much as Crokes, but that’s down to the volunteers and people in the club who are willing to give up their Saturday mornings to train these lads and try to find a pitch. “The first team are very tight lipped and I know he’s been back doing a bit of running, but whether he’s up for playing in an All-Ireland final, I’m not too sure.”
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