Stefan Campbell passes to Aaron McKay for Armagh’s goal during the All-Ireland final against Galway in July. Picture by Dáire Brennan/Sportsfile
You probably haven’t heard of little Tommy Loughran, the coalman’s son. He is 13, two-footed and fast.
Last weekend, his tiny club Lissan met Watty Grahams, the giants of Derry club football, in the county under-14 championship final. The Wattys management assigned two of their children to mark Tommy. So, the two kids followed him everywhere, even to the corner flag. When Lissan brought the ball upfield, one played in front of Tommy, preventing the early ball. The other man marked him.