Twenty years ago the Down minors gave hope to football fans across the Mourne County when they scaled the All-Ireland summit. Neil Loughran met up with John Clarke, Benny Coulter, Michael Walsh and Gerry Dougherty to look back on a magical summer and discuss why much-anticipated senior success never followed…

FORMER Derry boss Damian McErlain is in the running to be the manager of the Queen’s University footballers next season.

Derry SHC final: Kevin Lynch’s v Slaughtneil (Sunday, 4.

Ulster Ladies Football Senior Club Championship quarter-final: Termon (Donegal) v Clann Eireann (Armagh) (Tomorrow, Termon, 2pm) FORMER All-Ireland club champions Termon make a long awaited return to provincial championship football tomorrow afternoon in an intriguing tussle with seasoned campaigners Clann Eireann.

LCC Group Tyrone Senior Football Championship: Coalisland v Trillick Champions Coalisland face a very real threat to their Red Hand supremacy when they take on an in-form Trillick side in tomorrow’s (Sunday) LCC Group Tyrone SFC semi-final.

Morgan Fuels Down Senior Football Championship semi-final: Ballyholland Harps 0-4 Cumann Phedair Naofa 2-15 From Andy Watters at Pairc Esler ROSS McGarry finished with 1-11 as Warrenpoint’s Cumann Phedair Naofa progressed to their first Down Senior final since 1978 with an emphatic 17-point win over Ballyholland at Pairc Esler last night.

FOUR Ulster counties have garnered 12 PwC Football Allstar nominations between them – which is still one less than five-in-a-row champions Dublin.

Dublin FIVE in-a-row and counting.

KEVIN Madden felt “honoured and privileged” to be asked to become part of Mickey Harte’s backroom team next season - but says he wasn’t going to Tyrone on work experience.

“On the 23rd August 1969 the sun was splitting the trees.

HAD life panned out differently, Aidan Corr could have been pushing for a place in Mickey Harte’s Tyrone midfield – but instead he finds himself going for glory on the other side of the world.

TYRONE assistant-manager Gavin Devlin could miss the Dr McKenna Cup and the opening rounds of the Red Hand county’s Division One campaign after he was suspended for 24 weeks following an incident which took place at a National U15 Academy Tournament match between Tyrone and Down on July 27.

FERMANAGH midfielder Richard O’Callaghan says he is looking forward to getting “a full whack” at training for next season after injury derailed his comeback season for the Ernemen last year.

ALL-Ireland champions Tipperary have received 11 nominations for PwC GAA/GPA Hurling Allstars, while Laois’ reward for their summer run is two names on the 45-man shortlist.

WHEN Scott Winters (21) won the club lotto at Dromintee GAC the kind hearted young man decided to treat the under eight players he had been working with this season.

He first fell for Manchester United during the Milk Cup, and tonight Stephen Dooley gets to realise a dream at the Theatre of Dreams when his Rochdale side take on the Red Devils. Neil Loughran caught up with the Portstewart wing wizard…

CONLEITH Gilligan knows a quality forward when he sees one, and the former Derry star was quick to praise Conor Laverty after Kilcoo’s replay victory over Burren on Saturday night.