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J.F.C.
November 8, 2018
Having lost the 2002 and 2003 finals, we defeated Fr O’Neills in the 2004 final and now for the fourth tie in six years we’re in the final again. This is a great achievement as the East Cork Junior ‘A’ Football Championship is a hotly contested competition. Our football fortunes this year have been guided by Pat McHugh and two new selectors, Mossie O’Sullivan and Vincent Cronin with Vincent also acting as team coach. Just before the semi final we suffered a major blow when we lost Brendan Walsh through injury. Brendan is still out and all in the club wish him a speedy recovery. The team has trained well under lights for the last few weeks. We can expect a huge challenge from Fr O’Neills as they seek revenge for the 2004 final defeat. They are the only club in East Cork to have won several junior titles in both hurling and football in the last decade. They’ve competed at ‘A’ grade in the U-16 and minor competitions in recent years and will have a very young team on duty with perhaps as many as nine U-21 players on duty. Two years ago we had a longer lead-in to the final and were determined not to lose three finals in a row. Next Sunday will present a new and different challenge for our lads. They are fully aware that O’Neills will be formidable opposition. Go for it lads, this will be a hard championship to win but ye can do it.
Special thanks to the Rathcormac Tyre Centre and Terry Broderick’s company, Sika, for their valued sponsorship for the team. The game is fixed for Lisgoold at 2.30pm so let’s have a huge crowd of green, white and gold clad vocal supporters.