Determined O’Neill still dreaming of the big one

IT’S every footballer’s nightmare, but Stephen O’Neill hasn’t given up on the dream. Struck down by an injury jinx that has blighted his season, the former Allstar attacker has suffered one setback after another during three months of misery.

Shoulder damage sustained in the Ulster Championship first round clash with Derry had only just cleared up when he went over on an ankle during the semi-final win over Antrim.

The path to recovery from that knock has been a long and frustrating one, but now he is fully fit again, and more importantly, there’s still a lot of late summer football to be played.