He might not have won it all – in fact the only medal he has in the cabinet is an old Division 3 medal from his early days with Preston – but Kevin Kilbane has certainly seen it all in football.

Pat McGrath of Waterford (father of current stars Ken and Eoin) and Johnny Crowley of Cork, five-times All-Ireland winner, met many times on the field of play. They were reunited again this week ahead of tomorrow’s All-Ireland semi-final between Cork and Waterford, in the company of Diarmuid O’Flynn.