Hyland and Athy content to be written off all over again

The Kildare champions find themselves outsiders again against Ballyboden St Enda’s in the Leinster Club final.

It's been a brilliant year for David Hyland and Athy but he is determined to finish it off with one more win and brilliant a Leinster trophy back to the town Photo: James Lawlor

There will be neutrals cheering on Athy in this Leinster final if only because they are curious about what captain David Hyland may say from the Hogan Stand Steps.

About 55 kilometres down the road in Newbridge in October, he gave his version of the Golden Cleric speech and aimed words at those who had dismissed their ability to upset Naas when they were priced at 4/1. “There's an old saying, they wrote us off but guess what, we didn't write back,” he declared.