Crusheen keen to make the most of shot at the big time

MICHAEL BROWNE knows plenty about bringing teams to the Promised Land.

Browne is manager of the Crusheen side which this month won its first Clare SHC title. Three years ago he ended Tulla’s 74-year wait for a senior crown. Their victims in that final? Crusheen, Michael’s home parish. So it’s been a memorable few weeks for the genial Browne.

He explained: “Whenever you win a county title with any team there’s great satisfaction but to win for the first time is extra special. With Tulla it was almost the same thing, they hadn’t won it in over 50 years, but to do it with my own club, having already trained Tulla a couple of years earlier, made it all the sweeter.”