Tommy Martin: Provincials have certainly been better, but they're not dead
Gathering in a provincial town to watch a provincial contest whose meaning is entirely provincial feels like the kind of thing the world wants to move on from, which is a good enough reason not to.
The provincial football championships folded up neatly and packed into a box in the attic beside the Halloween decorations and West Wing DVDs. Out of the way. Gotten through. No harm done. On with the serious business.
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