Caffrey: Dubs Lucky to get second chance

PAUL CAFFREY was hoping "to put a smile" on the face of Tommy Lyons, who watched yesterday's drawn All-Ireland quarter-final from his hospital room in the Blackrock Clinic after having been admitted on Saturday evening with stomach pains.

Caffrey, who coached the Na Fianna team which contested the All-Ireland club final two years ago, was the man who took over the role of manager and readily admitted his disappointment at the outcome. “There wasn’t that much left after we got our second goal, and I thought we were in with a great chance of winning it.

“Unfortunately, we just didn’t have the composure in the last four or five minutes. But you would have to credit Donegal, who kept plugging away and built up the chances. The couple of late chances we had we fluffed them. We just panicked. But, it was awful hot out there and you couldn’t blame the players.’’