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AZ, or anyone else from that area, while doing a bit of a clear out I came across a video of an U-14 final(?) from 1986, not sure whether is Ferbane/Belmont or just Belmont - does the memory stretch back that far to recall whether you participated? (Rather poor quality - the tape, not the hurling)

Is it worth money?

Is it a football or hurling match treasurer?!

Was that against Birr? Is that the one with the mass brawl that was on the front page of the Indo? A few friends of mine were involved. Said the F/B boys were windy as f*ck.

Hurling Turk - were you involved?

No Loughers, against Ballyskenagh.

I don't think I was involved!

Who won?

Under 14 in 1986, let me see. I was too young then, although I might have been on the panel.Actually I have an Under 14 medal against Lusmagh in 1986 I think. We were 'C' grade at the time. It was probably just Belmont. What colour were we/they?

Our final was in Banagher, and we won by a few points. I was very young, marking John Troy

Green jersies AZ. Several of our 91 minors were playing, so thought it was close enough to your era. The tape actually cuts off before the game is over, but I think we won.

I suppose the tape stopped because of the inevitable row that probably broke out then. Choose the most likely explanation:
* the cameraman was embarrassed by it,
* s/he didn't want to have taped evidence of the row that the GAC might look for later,
* s/he wanted to join in the row.

I vote for the last one.

Ferbane v Lusmagh was in 1985. Think Jimmy Hiney went on a scoring spree and it was no contest in the end, played on a hot Saturday evening in September. Another in the long line of 'tales of woe' for the small parish in underage finals.