'I'm always a proud Russell Rovers man, even in the dark days'

Half an hour or so after Russell Rovers' defeat at Croke Park, Michael Mannion was still struggling to find the right words to explain it all away.

'I'm always a proud Russell Rovers man, even in the dark days'
Sun, 19 Jan, 2020 - 14:15
Paul Keane

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Half an hour or so after Russell Rovers' defeat at Croke Park, Michael Mannion was still struggling to find the right words to explain it all away.

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