Yes, we all know somebody who has spent time on the substitutes bench. So there was invariably one of us on the bench, keeping an eye on things. The twisted world of the bench — where you need the enterprise you’re invested in to fail — was explored by Eamon Dunphy in Only a Game?. In a chapter entitled The Bench, Crouchy reveals many of the problems that occupy disgruntled reserves on Sunday morning sidelines everywhere are echoed on the biggest stage. Crouchy admits coming off the bench can be “the most wonderful feeling”, when those 10-minute cameos produce the winner.

Source: Irish Examiner October 25, 2019 23:03 UTC