Michael Darragh Macauley knows he won’t get second shot at glory

“Strike while the iron’s hot or forever regret it,” is the battle cry from Ballyboden St Endas’ Michael Darragh Macauley ahead of tomorrow’s All-Ireland club semi-final.

The 2013 footballer of the year may only be 29 but he is realistic enough to know a second chance of making an All-Ireland final will not come around again for this group of players.

“I’ve said it before that semi-finals are the worst rounds to lose and I’ll stand by that. I never had the experience of getting to an All-Ireland club (final) and lose the final but it would be special just to even get into the bullring of Paddy’s Day.