The Armagh star spent time at Liverpool as a teenager and trialled for Northern Ireland alongside Shane Duffy.
The last time Armagh won an Ulster Championship, skipper Aidan Forker was more of a soccer man. That was before he had his ‘road to Damascus moment.’
Last year’s penalty shoot out defeat by Derry was Armagh’s first Ulster final since 2008, with Forker leading the charge. “I think Peter Crouch was there. It was nice. I got to play with the academy guys and see the level and see the youth set-up.“They were in having a coffee and then heading out to training.
“There was maybe 44 players trialling and I was put in centre back, which I was raging about,” says Forker. “Just technically they were a lot better because they were tidier and used to the pace and the quick thinking and decision making.“I was probably a little bit overawed and it felt like maybe boys were a wee bit ahead of me.
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