Tipp ace Coghlan ready to eyeball old friends at Croker

WHEN he takes to the field for Tipperary in Croke Park this evening, Hugh Coghlan will quickly scan the opposition ranks for familiar faces.

There in the Dublin defence will be Ger Brennan, over on the sideline the manager Pat Gilroy with Mickey Whelan dutifully on his shoulder. Then on the bench is Mossy Quinn, Paul Conlon and Michael Savage.

The last time Coghlan graced the sod on Jones Road, they were all members of the one camp when St Vincent’s claimed club football honours in March 2008. Coghlan suffered severe facial injuries following an accidental collision in that game but not even that pain could dull his joy.