Corrigan hopes charges will not suffer stage fright

DOWN’S appearance in the second of the Bank of Ireland Ulster SFC semi-finals in Clones tomorrow signifies the substantial progress under new manager Paddy O’Rourke. Or does it?

Footballing aristocrats they may well be, based on their exploits in the 1960s, and a reputation for flamboyant play that carries forward to the new millennium.

But time moves on. The fact is, the Mourne county has been kept very much in the background in recent years due to declining fortunes and the comparable success of the other counties, specifically Armagh and Tyrone.