Photo by Sam Barnes/SportsfileHard to Hyde the disappointmentI hadn’t attended a senior football championship match in Hyde Park in 23 years until last Sunday, and Mayo played that day as well – and didn’t even get a draw! Don’t forget I grew up in an era when our Leinster SFC game was referred to as ‘the annual outing’! Exactly 36 years ago, I was part of a gang of seven who spent eight unforgettable days in West Germany for Euro 88. It is entirely understandable why Westmeath Gaels are nervous as to what the next few years will bring on the senior football front. Throw in Kerry, whose win in TEG Cusack Park all but scuppered Fortune’s side on day one of the Joe McDonagh Cup.

Source: Irish Independent June 22, 2024 12:03 UTC