Neptune look to history and an absent friend

Ger Noonan can’t believe it’s been that long.

He’s not referring to the 21 years it’s been since Neptune last won the National Cup, even though he accepts that’s been way too long for a club of its stature.

It’s not even that it’s been 10 years since the club last won a national title, the last of their 11 Superleague pennants having being unfurled back in 2003.