“These minors have shown us the way.”
It’s tradition, it’s history, it’s the now, it’s everything.
It’s the small dog not being conquered by their all-conquering opponents, it’s the GAA.
For Derry to beat Kerry in tomorrow’s All-Ireland minor final, there will have to be a shock, there will have to be a case of David defeating Goliath.
They’ve done it before, though. They did it in 1965, when the county won it’s first ever minor title.
They did it three bloody weeks ago when they bet Dublin in Croke Park by three points.
They’ve done it to get here, and there’s nothing stopping these lads doing it now that they are here.
Unity, togetherness, trust, that’s what it’s all about and that’s what it’ll take for them to bring the David Clifford led Kerry march to a standstill.
These lads have that, and it’s not just their players. As the video below shows, every member of the squad to the backroom team is in it together, rowing in the one direction.
They may be young, they may be entering territory unknown to them, but that won’t stop them, they’ll love the challenge, the occasion.
Because it’s not all about the seniors, Sunday is a day for the minors, too.
Best wishes to #DerryMinors2017 in Sunday's @ElectricIreland All-Ireland MFC Final at Croke Park. #CandC #GAA pic.twitter.com/XgO0zhVM9J
— Derry GAA (@Doiregaa) September 15, 2017
Derry are chasing their fifth title in this grade, and this video brings that journey to life, the journey that began in 1965, and one that they will seek to transcend to 2017 on Sunday.
And isn’t it great to to be shown exactly what it means to this bunch of lads, what it means to the county as a whole.
“This is now.”
