Marren going for broke in effort to reach Croker

Sligo captain Adrian Marren reckons the Garth Brooks debacle might have robbed him of the chance to play at Croke Park for the first time.

Sligo have played at GAA HQ twice in Marren’s senior inter-county career, but on both occasions he was forced to watch from the sidelines.

In 2007 the Curry sharpshooter sat on the bench as tomorrow’s qualifier opponents, Cork, doled out a six-point defeat to the then Connacht champions. Three years later a three-game ban and subsequent injury meant he missed out on Sligo’s Division 3 final win over Antrim.