‘The two-pointers are fine, that’s the icing on the cake’ – New rules spread crazy comeback gospel to club football

Former Westmeath manager and current Kinnegad boss Jack Cooney. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Giddy times for the footballers of Coralstown/Kinnegad. They’re back in another Westmeath senior showpiece, their second in three seasons, having delivered a stunning KO blow to the holders, St Loman’s, last Saturday.

Next up, The Downs on Sunday week. Kinnegad’s last title came 29 years ago, and they face a daunting final frontier against a rival in red-hot form ... yet Jack Cooney will gladly take those odds.

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