Watson the toast of mighty Loughgiel
It was a tour-de-force from the mercurial magician from the Antrim glens, surpassing even his performance in Loughgiel’s semi-final win over Limerick’s Na Piarsaigh and drawing fulsome praise from manager PJ O’Mullan.
“One thing I can tell you is that he is the best trainer in Ireland. I would put him up there with Shefflin, Gardiner and Donal Óg. This man is possessed when he trains. He is a super worker and a good team man. The fact that he put everything he had into the campaign this year meant we got the fruits of it. Any man that scores 3-7 in an All-Ireland final, what can you say?”