Corofin’s young guns are ready for Annaghdown showdown

VAL DALY would probably have had something very different to say instead of wishing everybody ‘Happy Christmas’ after leading Mountbellew to victory over Milltown in the Galway football championship of final of 1986.

But, that was his parting comment after the final, delayed until late December, which turned out to be the last to be played in Pearse Stadium, in Salthill. The ground, magnificently redeveloped at a cost of 12m., plays host to tomorrow’s final when holders Annaghdown are opposed by 2000 champions Corofin, the top team of the 90’s and the only one from Connacht to win the AIB All-Ireland club title.

Dumped out in the preliminary round last year by Dunmore McHales, they are back with a young side which features some of the key members of the All-Ireland-winning Galway Under-21 team, notably Kieran Fitzgerald, and brothers Michael and Kieran Comer. In total, they had seven of their players in the panel, including goalkeeper Dave Morris.