Murphy eyes happier final day experience

THEY will journey along the eastern seaboard next Sunday with thoughts of 2008 in their minds. Three years ago having a main role on Leinster final day was a ground-breaking experience for the Wexford footballers.

Yet the grandeur and significance of that occasion proved too much to bear. They began that game positively, matching Dublin stride for stride in the early stages but it was a precursor to blue murder in the second-half. The scoreboard at the final whistle revealed a massive 23-point gap between the sides.

“I remember a couple of supporters came on to the field with five minutes to go and I just said to the ref ‘just blow it up’,” recalled defender David Murphy.