Parkinson proves worth as ‘big guys’ perform

WHATEVER was expected of the Dublin champions in yesterday’s AIB Leinster Club football championship Carlow, a six points defeat at the hands of Portlaoise would hardly have been anticipated.

But, winning manager Tommy Conroy was pleasantly surprised by the margin, while Kilmacud Crokes coach Mick Dillon readily accepted it was the result of the team’s experienced players not performing on the day.

Conroy, a member of the last Portlaoise team to win the Leinster title back in 1987, said that before the game they would have settled for a one-point win. In the circumstances, he was delighted with the outcome.