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12th September 2017
04:44pm BST

"I think we can get by now Jeff, it's just the names, and I've always struggled with them," he said.They took a pit-stop into Dublin corner back, Jonny Cooper's home house, and he wasn't in the mood for calming these nerves. Cooper's abode is literally on the doorstep of Croke Park, and it really is no wonder he looks so at home on the hallowed turf. He recalled his formative years, playing underage football and hurling with his local club Na Fianna, and remembers dreaming of one day making it into the Dublin colours, when his mother took him to Hill 16 for the big games. The Dublin corner back's pride at the voluntary nature of the game stood out, but he did his best to leave the commentators worried about the big day, with his assertion that the game will be moving much quicker than the football they are more used to.
"It's a little bit quicker than soccer with the pace of the game, and that might affect the way you do it. There's six substitutions per team, that's 12 substitutions. They're not as long as soccer, maybe 30 or 40 seconds max."He spoke for us all when he revealed his anticipation at hearing the lads' efforts.
"I look forward to hearing it, though, I think everyone will," said Cooper.Five days now, but who's counting? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT1K0y7KUu4
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