I’m not jealous of old pros at Con

One is reluctant to turn a national forum into a parish newsletter but sometimes an occasion stirs the blood to the point where objectivity is impossible.

Fri, 05 Dec, 2003 - 00:00

Tomorrow, my club Dolphin play Cork Constitution.

I was playing the last time we clashed in Division One in 1998, and it still haunts me.

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