Frank Roche: Football’s wide open race after fall of the club giants

Corofin, Crossmaglen, Glen and Errigal Ciarán join the latest rush of heavyweight exits

Cuala's Eoin Kennedy and Errigal Ciarán's Odhran Robinson battle for possession during last January's AIB All-Ireland club SFC final at Croke Park. Both clubs have been knocked out of their respective county championships recently. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

This autumnal time of year rarely fails to deliver a fresh trove of fairy-tale county final scripts. Dunloy’s standout achievement, claiming a first Antrim senior football crown in 89 years, was merely the latest in this timeless romantic tradition.

Yet even the big-ball exploits of this renowned hurling citadel were eclipsed by another recurring theme – the fall of th

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