Flanagan - Munster win second to none
November 22, 2016
Ballyea players and supporters celebrate on the pitch after their Munster club SHC final victory over Glen Rovers at Semple Stadium, Thurles.
©INPHO/James Crombie.
Paul Flanagan has enjoyed many great days in Thurles - but Sunday was his best yet.
The Ballyea clubman had captained Clare to a Munster MHC title at Semple Stadium in 2010 and won All-Ireland U21 crowns there in 2012 and 2013 - the latter as captain. Last weekend, he was part of the Ballyea side that defeated Glen Rovers to claim the Munster Club SHC:
"It is gone into a different zone altogether. What it meant to people a couple of weeks ago to win a county final, and now we are champions of Munster," he enthuses in The Irish Examiner.
"We were watching the television for so long and the brilliant club teams of the last couple of years. To be considered among them is the best ever. It is second to none. The days we had here in 2012 and 2013 with Clare were really, really good but this is something special altogether.
"For a lot of lads, this was their first day in Thurles. We were walking around beforehand and a couple of the lads were taking pictures of the pitch. We took it on from the start. Lads showed no fear. We've been living out of each other for the last couple of months. We've really bonded. This is the stuff of dreams."
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