Somebody asked recently, following Rovers great
5-0 win in Limerick, when was the last time Sligo won
so convincingly away from home - and it brought to
mind a story I had almost forgotten.<br>Again, it
involved Sligo Rovers and Limerick and yet again the
scoreline was a handsome 5-0 in favour of
Rovers.<br>Limerick then played their games at the ‘Markets Field’
and were managed by FA Cup medal winner Ewan
Fenton.<br>The former Blackpool man played in defence alongside
one of the greatest players ever to come out of
Limerick, Al Finnucane.<br>The game was played on Holy
Thursday and I will never forget the marvellous display of
our own Jimmy Burnside.<br>In a fabulous one-man
show, he netted all five goals, and tore the much
vaunted Limerick defence apart.<br>Needless to say he was
the talk of the place and coming back on the bus we
were imagining the headlines for the following day.
<br>Then the awful realisation that, the next day being
Good Friday, there would be no newspapers.<br>I will
never forget Jimmy’s face. <br><br>And that was the
case. We had to wait for the local newspapers the
following week to read of his brilliant
performance!<br><br>Can’t get away from Sligo Rovers who are quickly
becoming something of an enigma.<br>On Tuesday, they
produced a fine first-half against Athlone only to slip
into mediocrity for most of the second-half. A
marvellous header, from the much maligned Seán Flannery
(from a great Hutchison pull-back) was enough to send
the crowd home happy.<br><br>That is, of course, if
you are willing to overlook a pathetic refereeing
performance from Tommy McAree, who insisted on ignoring the
advantage rule.<br>Saturday night, it was Cobh, and a
trouncing at the hands of Ramblers who are in the nether
regions of the First Division.<br>I would say they have
Don O’Riordan scratching his head and wondering
what’s coming next. They are certainly keeping the rest
of us guessing!