Alan Bennett savours borrowed time

Things have changed a bit since Alan Bennett replaced Patsy Freyne to make his senior debut for Cork City in 2001.

Alan Bennett savours borrowed time
Fri, 16 Feb, 2018 - 00:00
Martin Claffey

Back then, Harry Kane was still a chubby goal-getter for Ridgeway Rovers in north-east London, yet to be picked up and discarded by Arsenal. Ireland U21 international defender Danny Kane, City’s most recent signing, was just four years old.

If Bennett’s tale seems like football’s never-ending story, he’s not buying into it.

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