Colm Cooper’s long year ends in frustration
A muddy arena in November is a long way from the bright lights of the championship — not literally, given those pylons looming on the Boreenmanna Road — but the chill, the yielding turf and the club-sized crowd of 2,851 made for a more familiar environment than Croke Park in September.
A superstar burnishes his reputation on days like yesterday. By the time he arrives on the inter-county stage the apprenticeship includes a highlight reel adorned by muddy socks and stained knees, not grass burnt brown and spectators in shirt- sleeves.
