'It irks when you hear, 'Oh, you're paying Shane Walsh'

2009 All-Ireland winning captain Johnny Magee is unhappy with the perceptions around Kilmacud Crokes

Kilmacud Crokes Shane Walsh with supporters after the Leinster semi-final win over Ardee St Mary's. Pic: ©INPHO/Ciaran Culligan

In the build-up to an All-Ireland semi-final largely billed as Glen’s grudge, it’s easy to forget that Kilmacud Crokes didn’t officially win last year’s All-Ireland club final.

After ordering a replay following Glen’s complaint that their opponents briefly had 16 men on the field in the closing stages of a game they lost by two points, the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) had effectively taken the victory away from them.