“We had very little money. None let’s be honest. I was a backward child. Not forward. But on the pitch that’s when things levelled out. Makes no odds on the green grass if you haven’t two shillins to put together. It doesn’t matter a damn what you own or how much money you have. When it […]
Tony Scullion hails Derry’s latest stars
By Michael McMullan FORMER Derry star Tony Scullion has highlighted his delight with the county’s four All-Stars and Ethan Doherty being named as Young Player of the Year on Friday night. The four-time All-Star defender said it was a just reward but a “dissenting” voice or two from within the county wouldn’t have helped their […]
JOE BROLLY: ‘The stuff’
NO-ONE remembers who won the league. Except the Memory Man Jimmy Magee, and he is dead. I can just about remember that Mayo won the league a fortnight ago. The details of the game escape me. I know it was Galway. After that, my mind is a blank. On Sunday, Mayo faced Roscommon, in Castlebar, […]
Joe Brolly: Thank god for Tony Scullion
ON Wednesday morning (the 15th) the two most read online columns were “Dolly Parton says the coronavirus is God slapping us in the face” and “Liz Hurley claims coronavirus lockdown is scuppering her chances of finding love.” Dolly described how the coronavirus has “brought us to our knees, which is the right place to rediscover […]
In focus – Antrim’s Tony Scullion – Hard man to manage
Tony Scullion recalls the managers who got the best out of him during his career.