@niall1980 and any other CE folk on here, congratulations. A deserved win and a recognition of all the work that has gone on in the club over the last 20 odd years.
Whilst the goal was definitive it is an unfair way for either team to have lost as great game. On the hour either team deserved it and I thought when we went 6 points up we could push on because of the way we were playing. Both halves were changed by the water break was we were in the ascendancy, each half were halves of 2 halves. CE pushed hard out of the breaks and that was so evident.
Leaving the grounds I felt a real weird sense. I was obviously really gutted by the lose but CE deserved their win and that makes it a bit easier. Either team over the hour deserved to win and there was literally a kick of the ball between the teams.
Ref wasn’t the winning or losing of the game but his inconsistency was infuriating. A few times Rian and Cian were hauled back and he let play go ahead and minutes later blew up for exactly the same fouls straight in front of me. Frustrating.
There will be a lot of soul seeking in Cross this week. Dark months and long conversations and whether a new management comes in is up for debate. We rarely lose finals so it hurts. This is a very young team. Take the Kernan’s, James Morgan and Paul Hughes out and it’s all basically under 25. Yesterday will hurt. How much will determine what happens. We will be back.