This might be sacrilege for a former Dublin intercounty player to admit but I have a soft spot for this Meath team. Before I am exiled from Dublin, let me say I will qualify that soft spot over the course of the column, but first let me tell a story. Fergus Clancy, who died last year, was my mentor. The word “mentor” might not do his influence justice. He was my lodestar. Fergus was a person you encounter once in a lifetime. Watching his family grieve his loss last year was heartbreaking, especially for those of us who loved him…

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