McBrearty relishes winter warmer against Crokes

Winter training is an undeniably hard slog in London, but it’s almost become second nature to Brian McBrearty.

The Letterkenny native is approaching the end of his ninth year with Tir Chonaill Gaels, and for five of those he has toiled through the muck in semi-darkness in the hope of making the breakthrough on the All-Ireland scene. During that period, the Gaels have frightened the lives out of the likes of Nemo Rangers, Crossmaglen and Kilmurry-Ibrickane, who all escaped Ruislip with four-point successes.

Now another heavyweight is visiting north-west London. Dr Crokes have won two trophies in the last two weeks and are intent on heading into Christmas with a hat-trick of victories.