Replying To Roger:  "Nostalgia sometimes makes old games seem wonderful but there were plenty of duds over the years even in the good old days. 1990 was a year to remember with league trips to Kiltoom and Casement Park in the spring bringing beatings of the likes we didn't think possible. But we somehow ended up in a Division 2 playoff with Tyrone and Mayo, before beating Donegal in the quarter-final, Cork in the semi-final and then Down in the final.
That Cork game stands out for me - the bitterness from the '88 All-Ireland finals hung in the air and Cork as '89 All-Ireland winners were there to be taken down a peg. It was as tough a game of football as I can remember, Cahalane was sent off for a tackle on O'Rourke, every Larry Tompkins free was booed and there was an atmosphere of menace.
Down has beaten Roscommon in the first semi-final and I can remember Down fans in front of me amazed at the near loathing between Meath and Cork.
A different era in so many ways. Roscommon beat Meath by 16-points in Kiltoom and Antrim put four or five goals past Mickey McQuillan in Belfast to win. Can you imagine the hysterics of lads if there was a forum back then."