Yes. Back in the day the county would be given a set number of medals, to be given to those togged on the day. Nowadays a county can strike almost as many as they like, and give them out like confetti.
I knew it was a stretch that heād get his card downgraded, disappointing for the lad heās only 21 so hopefully heāll get a chance again to play in an AI final
Its like when the captain thanks the subs āwho deserve this as much as the playersā, and then winks to the rest of the team. Its like a scene of out of Rudy.
Some really mature and magnanimous words from Derek here. Heās an outstanding man manager - I see from the piece he was up visiting Gleeson and explaining the disciplinary process and options to his wider family circle too.
A huge loss though after all the successful man marking jobs heās done this championship season.