Boot on other foot for Johnny Duane

For the second time in exactly 12 months, Johnny Duane finds himself back in Gaelic Park. As much as he was an ever-present at corner-back for Galway last summer, the opportunity to spread his wings couldn’t be turned down.

And so, tomorrow, he finds himself leading out a New York team he opposed last May. With little time left to take up a graduate visa to the US, it was a case of now or never for the St James’ man.

“It was obviously a massive call. Leaving Galway football was obviously hard for myself. But it’s something I’ve always wanted to do, to go travelling, and it was my last chance to get a visa to America so it was just something I couldn’t turn down. I’m loving it at the moment and the fact that you can play inter-county football over here is a big advantage.”