Richard Thornton on the role of ‘guided discovery’ in Kilcoo's success

“They said, ‘look, we have good news and bad news. You are not going to play anymore. But the good news is that if you were a horse, you would be dead.’” 

Richard Thornton. Photo by Oliver McVeigh/Sportsfile

Of all the storylines drawn from the well of Tyrone’s All-Ireland breakthrough in 2003, there is an interesting subplot still left to be told; those left behind.

That band includes Richard Thornton. When Mickey Harte was gobbling up underage All-Irelands with Tyrone, Thornton was another diamond shining bright among the Brian McGuigans, Stephen O’Neills, and Owen Mulligans.