All I did when they visited was cry in sympathy for their worry over me, or fall asleep, but after they left I missed them.

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"When Johne missed his kick I was fully prepared for them to get theirs but I feel very sorry for the guys that missed, " said Tigers captain Geordan Murphy.

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"I was lucky that Raymond missed a few doubles and I got them, " said the new champion.

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"Strangely enough, the two incidents, the goal that we had in the first half and the Scott Brown sending off, I was making my way from my seat in the stand downstairs and missed both of them so I really can't comment on what happened, " Smith said.

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All week I'd think of the conversation I'd have with my parents the following Sunday after church, collecting imagined victories, social engagements, popularity, good behavior, although I had not told them I was going to Mass every Sunday or how little I missed the long silence of Quaker Meeting, only that noon was the best time for them to call.

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My own two sons and my grandchildren have also missed their grandad, as I've always been tied up and sadly not seen enough of them growing up.

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