Paddy Burns plays for Down club Burren and says that made 'things interesting for me' as Armagh battled past the Mournemen in the Ulster semi-final.
Paddy Burns said Ceilum Doherty's first-half shot was already over the goalline when he attempted to clear the ballArmagh corner-back Paddy Burns enjoyed being in the loving embrace of wife Orla, daughter Clodagh and other family and friends on the Clones pitch after his lively 74 minutes of football.
But there were no hard feelings and Burns revealed he and the Down boss had metaphorically kissed and made up at half-time.Asked about the incident later, Laverty also laughed it off, saying that it was one of those “pushing of the boundaries” that happens in the heat of battle but is quickly forgotten.
But Burns wasn’t sugar-coating the Armagh display as Down’s defensive shape and the Mourne men’s ability to attack at speed resulted in a difficult afternoon for the Orchard side. “We’ve been beaten before by Down in the past when we were expected to win so we weren’t coming in expecting it to be an easy game or that losing was unthinkable.
“It’s gut-wrenching whenever you come so close,” said the Kilcoo man, who was part of the Down side beaten 4-10 to 0-12 by Armagh at the corresponding stage last year.
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