Pat Flanagan geared up for crucial contest

Pat Flanagan had no intention of turning his back on Sligo after one year at the helm but when his native county came calling, the emotional tug proved impossible to ignore.

The Clara man has known many highs and lows as a player with Offaly, and in management with Tyrrellspass, Westmeath and the Yeats County, but nothing could ever match success with his own.

Winning the Allianz Football League Division 4 final was a good start but Flanagan cannot get carried away when he his higher goals for the team.