An unoriginal thought occurs to me about this time every year (I should say that unoriginal thoughts occur to me all the time, but this particular unoriginal thought hits at this particular time of year): county championships, in senior, intermediate or junior, are so difficult to win.
That there’s only one team celebrating at the end of any year is what makes winning them so special. You just have to keep winning tight games until there’s no one left to beat – the only way around is through.
But it takes a toll. A route to a county title, even to a team that is used to the road, is exhausting.
And so, while listening to Colm Parkinson and Christy O’Connor on the Smaller Fish podcast running through the 11 clubs that entered last weekend looking for a hurling-football double, you couldn’t but be amazed at the ability of those clubs to stay focused on the game in front of thei
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