14 August 2021; It’s the hope that kills you. Or keeps you going? Anthony Battle, left, and Antel Zsabo, from Ballina, arrive in Croke Park to join the eternal optimists from the west and the serious pragmatist – in situ early – from the east. There is a sense of something momentous about to happen between the team that doesn’t know how to lose the big matches and the team that doesn’t know how to win them. Or so it seems. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile