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to the gymnastics floor
than the hotel car park.
I’m not sure I’ve seen
Kyle (Alexander) laugh
as much since! Pure
McCaldin gold. Maybe
you had to be there but
I’m glad I was!
Like us all, Alan was deeply
shocked and moved by the
tragedy of Nevin’s death. I
remember sitting with him
the morning after we heard
the news. He could relate
to the accident because
of his farming background
and his own experiences. He
liked Nevin, he enjoyed him
as a player and as a patient.
His tears that morning were
genuine and heartfelt. Even now
something will be said or a story
retold in the treatment room and
Alan and I will look at eachother
both thinking of Nevin. Like us all,
he misses him dearly.
There is plenty more to tell, of
course, but some things are best
left unsaid! The only thing for
certain is that our treatment room
has lost something very special
today with Alan moving on. Johnny
Murphy’s cakes will never seem the
same – we might get a slice now!
In time another physiotherapist
will be appointed and the level
of physiotherapy service for
our players will be maintained.
I think the perfect way to finish
this up is to say that whoever that
physiotherapist is they will not be
‘replacing’ Alan, because that will
be impossible and unfair to them.
Thanks the Bandit!
Go Ayzee,
GG (Gareth Robinson)
//
Head of Physiotherapy