Final spot astounds Crossmaglen

NEITHER Crossmaglen super-sub Martin Aherne nor his team-mates believed they would reach the All-Ireland Club final this year.

A county title would have been recovery, a provincial one would have been a bonus. But an All-Ireland title? That would have been just greedy.

However, the Rangers players never bought into the idea either that they would fall flat on their faces as they believed others, especially those in the media, did.