Driving home from Wexford Park last Sunday after a day of high drama for the Yellowbellies, former player Anthony Masterson was trying to put a bit of perspective on things with his father.
Masterson was one of many in the 3,232 crowd that was swept away by Seán Ryan’s last-gasp goal that secured a second successive promotion and Division 2 football for the first time since 2013.
The footage from Wexford Park was arguably the highlight of the final day of group action in this year’s Allianz League, a shot in the arm for the county footballers, who have long been in the hurlers’ shadows.
Seven years in Division 4 did little to swell local interest, and in truth, there have been far more lows than…