We should all be very angry today. Every single man, woman and child with an interest in Irish football should be trembling with rage today. It’s not the time for tribal rivalries.
It’s not the day for sneering at the breaking hearts of thousands of Dundalk FC supporters. Stomachs are churning and tears are being shed at the grim uncertainty surrounding the status of a club that, for over a century, has been at the heart of this border community. Will there be a Dundalk FC by the end of today? That this is even a question should fire up the fury of anyone with a passing interest in the beautiful game.
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We should be angry for John Murphy, a Lilywhites playing legend who, just 35 years younger than his beloved club, still climbs the steps of the crumbling old Oriel Park Main Stan.