Anthony Daly: Croke Park comforts bring best from brilliant Ballyhale
AIB Ulster Club Senior Hurling Championship Final, Croke Park, Dublin 19/12/2021
The symmetry was loud and clear because the message was like an echo. Colin Fennelly mentioned Croke Park in his speech while TJ Reid and James O’Connor both referred to it in their post-match interviews on TG4. The surface and Ballyhale’s familiarity with the place was the obvious reasons, but Ballyhale simply don’t lose in Croke Park.
It was a brilliant treat for Clough-Ballacolla to play at Headquarters yesterday but Leinster finals are for winning. The decision around the fixture was out of their hands but if I was in their corner, I’d nearly have been fighting tooth and nail to get the match to Parnell Park or Dr Cullen Park.
