The John Horgan column: It was a privilege to have been on the journey with Charleville

That made last Sunday’s defeat all the harder to take even more so for the four or five players who were involved on both occasions.

Ben O’Connor, John Moloney and Tony McAuliffe all walked in together to the press room beneath the Hogan Stand to speak of their disappointment but, at the same time, great pride in what their players had achieved on a remarkable journey.

We saw at intercounty level last season bigger leads being wiped out and we are now at a stage that a seven, eight or nine-point advantage is just as dangerous as a two-point one.
