Vaughan: Crokes’ time has come

MARK VAUGHAN and the AIB Club championships have had what could best be described as a love-hate relationship in the past five years. But the enigmatic forward believes Kilmacud Crokes are finally ready to achieve All-Ireland honours.

The Dublin forward has earned two provincial club medals with the Stillorgan side but those memories have been sullied by a pair of red cards as well as the club’s failure to go on and claim the top prize.

Vaughan’s first sending off in the competition came back in late 2004 when he was dismissed for striking a Portlaoise player in the Leinster semi-final, a fate he endured again early in 2006 in the All-Ireland semi-final against Salthill-Knocknacarra.