Richie Ford
Monaghan are currently basking in the glory of a first Ulster Championship win in 25 years but little do most people know that it was a Louth man who played a pivotal role in their victory over Donegal on Sunday.
Richie Ford from the Dundalk Gaels club is the statistician and video analyst with the Farney men and it was therefore his role to try and pick holes in the All-Ireland winners.
That appeared to work to good effect as Monaghan ran out impressive 0-13 to 0-7 winners over Jim McGuinness’s men in Clones.
Richie, a teacher in Bay Estate National School, has now got the better of the Tir Chonaill men twice, having also filled the same role when Louth beat Donegal in a replay to land the Division Two league title in Cavan in 2006.
Meanwhile, there will be another Louth person celebrating Monaghan’s win tonight with local singer/songwriter Sinead McNally invited to The Diamond in Monaghan town to sing her song ‘The Farney Army’ during the team’s homecoming celebrations.
Previously: Sinead’s anthem becoming a major hit after Monaghan win
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