‘There were grown men there with tears in their eyes’ - Drew Wylie reflects on 2018

Sitting in the murk of winter in a hotel lobby, a sunny day in Clones is recalled by Drew Wylie. The Monaghan full-back’s eyes go wide and he points to his arm, telling you to look at the fine hairs standing to attention.

‘There were grown men there with tears in their eyes’ - Drew Wylie reflects on 2018

Sitting in the murk of winter in a hotel lobby, a sunny day in Clones is recalled by Drew Wylie. The Monaghan full-back’s eyes go wide and he points to his arm, telling you to look at the fine hairs standing to attention.

“The Kerry game in Clones; honestly, I am getting goose bumps standing here just thinking of it. The atmosphere, a perfect summer’s day, the weather was good, the crowd, there must have been 27,000,” he glows.

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