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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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