Peter Acheson: I’m sure the lads will be fine without me

In 2014, Peter Creedon convinced him otherwise and earlier this year it was Liam Kearns. But this time, Peter Acheson’s not for turning. The next few days are about goodbyes as he and his girlfriend Róisín prepare for a new life in Dubai.

Unless they don’t like the place, it’s a stint there for the foreseeable future and Acheson, Tipperary’s indomitable senior football captain in 2016, has a few things lined up in either finance or insurance when he arrives.

Róisín, a qualified hairdresser, won’t be stuck either and she has an aunt and cousins living in Dubai already.