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Fans
Reminisce With Past Duo
There
were a couple of very interested spectators at the Ards game
in Limavady on Saturday, two nineties playing legends in fact.
The lucky
handful of Ards fans who made the trek north at the weekend
were able to enjoy a pre-match drink with none other than
Harry McCourt and Marty McCann.
The special
visit had been arranged some weeks ago by Harry, who is an
occasional user on the TALKardsfc forum, and he convinced his
mate Marty to come along to the nearby Showgrounds to take in
the game and meet up with some old followers. That set up
quite an interesting afternoon for a few fans, who looked upon
those players as their childhood heroes.
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Harry
and 'the main man'
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There were a
few stories to be told and some forgotten memories revived
also as the players and fans reminisced in the Limavady social
club. A fair bit of talk of course revolved around the County
Antrim Shield win of 1994 and the League Cup success a year
later, with Marty being informed, to his surprise, that he had
in fact missed a spot kick that night. It didn't take long for
the memory to return though!
Harry, who
enjoyed two spells with the club, is probably best remembered
for his late goal in the 1993 Irish Cup final, which would
have given Ards the trophy but for an even later Bangor
equaliser. He was also the man who put Ards through to the
final thanks to a late goal against Cliftonville in the semis,
a goal which he played another significant part in.
Fans may
remember an awful moment in the Cliftonville defence prior to
that goal, but only a man on the ground could have revealed
this little fact. A miscue from a Reds defender laid the ball
onto Paul Rice in goal, when enter the lurking McCourt to
whisper to the keeper, 'Paul, you can't lift that'.
Doubt was entered into Rice's mind, the ball spun lose and
hero Harry was on hand to roll it into the net! The rest, I
suppose is history.
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the
guys and the fans
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A super day
for all those fans who got to enjoy a chat with the lads, and
a splendid gesture from the men themselves. Although there was
no Ards victory, it was probably best for the two guys as they
had in fact travelled to the game with United player Austin
Friel.
PHOTOS:
Adrian Monaghan
first
published 28th March 2006
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