1. October 13, 2012 is a date you’ll never forget
2. You think this goal by Eamonn O’Hara in the 2007 Connacht final is the greatest of all time
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3. And O’Hara’s All-Star award was a fitting recognition of his talent
4. John Terry is one of your biggest fans
INPHO/Donall Farmer
5. Dixie Dean might have scored 349 goals in 399 games for Everton, but that pales in comparison to his Sligo Rovers days
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6. Harry McLoughlin will forever be a legend because of this goal
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7. You feel privileged to have watched Gavin Dykes and the rest of the 1993/94 treble-winning side in action
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8. You’re a big fan of Pascal Millien’s rapping
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9. You claim credit for the glory years of Irish rugby
ROG’s father’s from Ballisodare… and he looks great in black too.
10. You’re proud that the most beautiful golf course in Ireland is in Enniscrone
11. You’re glad Mrs Doyle belatedly became a (Sligo-born) sports fan
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12. You always knew Seamus Coleman had the potential to be a top class player
13. You can’t fault hurler Paul Seevers’ dedication after he lined out for Sligo for over 20 years
14. You’re immensely proud of your ‘surfing hotspot’ status
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15. You’ll never forget Mary Cullen’s 3,000m bronze at the European Indoor Championships in 2009
16. Forget the Curragh, Leopardstown and Punchestown — you know there’s no day out at the races like one in Sligo
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17. Your father and grandfather spoke a lot about how good Mickey Kearns was in the 70s
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18. And what a great captain Barnes Murphy was in 1975
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19. After beating Galway and Mayo, the Connacht final loss to Roscommon means you’ll always think of 2010 as the one that got away
20. You’ve never felt more relieved than after the 2011 FAI Cup Final
21. You were always confident of a point being registered when Paul Taylor kicked a free
22. You knew Rory McIlroy would become a star when you saw him all those years ago in Rosses Point
23. You cheered on Mark Scanlon in the 2004 Tour de France
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