Moorefield turning minor success into major gains

The optimist in “Sos” Dowling doesn’t need any invitation to draw parallels between the Leinster club title he led Moorefield to in 2006 and what he hopes will be their second crown tomorrow afternoon.

But there are some facts that can’t be denied.  For one, how a Kildare minor championship success fuelled the seniors then and now.

“Back in 2006, we had won the minor three years beforehand,” recalls Dowling. “The likes of Daryl (Flynn) and Ross (Glavin) and Jason Philips and Liam Murphy and Ian Lonergan – six or seven lads in total – came onto my squad.