This article is from page 55 of the 2008-10-28 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 55 JPG
THE Canon Hamilton cup was on its way to the Clonlara dressing room as a few ashen-faced Newmarket players made their exit from Cusack Park.
A heavy silence hung around the Blues dressing room. Another final lost, another chance to end the wait for a senior title gone up in smoke. Kieran Devitt stopped for a few words. The goalkeeper and captain had no excuses and little complaint
with the final result.
“We couldn’t have any complaints”, said Devitt, “The better team won on the day. It was just one of those days. We had all the breaks against St Joseph’s. We got no breaks today. I’d have no complaints. I don’t think the boys have either. The better team won on the day”.
Understandably upset and frus- trated, Devitt wasn’t said that while the conditions were far from ideal, they were the same for both teams although he had a few harsh words
for the Clare County Board.
“The conditions were the same for both teams, as I said, the better team VCO) U mOsm Ns eM OER YA
“The conditions were bad alright. It’s a bit of a joke. The County Board is a bit of a joke being honest, playing matches at this time of the year any- way. We’ve all year to play matches in fairness. Like I said we’ve no com- OeNbOL ASE
“The better team won and I hope they enjoy. I hope we’ll be back next year’.