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6th August 2021
10:19am BST

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Then we saw Down beat Monaghan in the U20 Ulster final, and it was already a completely gripping game that pretty much had everything - or at least you thought it had.
When the Mournemen made a substitute late on in the game, you were just expecting one slick fade haircut to come on for another, but this took everyone by surprise.
Normally, it takes a few minutes for a sub to make any sort of impact, but Shea Croskey pretty much demanded you stopped and take notice with the mullet of all mullets.
The youngsters are leading the way, but it has filtered its way through to senior championship football.
There is no bigger challenge, no bigger task and no bigger test for yourself, than when you play this current Dublin team, in a championship game at Croke Park.
You are an underdog straight from the off, it sounds harsh but all eyes are on the Dublin players, as Hill 16 look for yet more silverware, and neutrals everywhere look for chinks in their armour to restore some hope of a different All-Ireland winner.
However, when Kildare lined out against them in the Leinster final, your attention was quickly snatched away from the sky blue machines, to one player in lily-white.
Shea Ryan could be seen making tackles, popping off passes, and all while this bundle of hair flopped up and down.
Traditionalists don't like it, mothers don't like it, but you can't escape the fact that they're standing out, and all puns aside - it really does grow on you.Explore more on these topics: