Anthony Daly: Brian Lohan wasn’t getting carried away. It was a win. Job done. Move on.

WATCHING BRIEF: Anthony Daly reacts as he watches a broadcast of Clare's All-Ireland qualifier against Wexford. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

I was sitting at a desk in front of a TV monitor deep in the bowels of Croke Park on Saturday afternoon when Ray McManus, the renowned Sportfile photographer, was suddenly standing nearby. In that very moment when Gary Cooney scored the game-clinching goal for Clare in Thurles, Ray pressed click.

I’d a wad of notes in my left hand but I raised my right arm and clinched my fist, shaking it in delight to acknowledge Clare having effectively put the game to bed. Ray approached me and asked if he could put the snap up on the Sportsfile Twitter feed. Of course, I agreed. ‘Get in’ ran the caption under the photograph.