Marty Quinn recounts Cliftonville's last Irish Cup triumph in 1979 and is optimistic the trophy will return to Solitude for the first time in 45 years.
If every person who has ever told Marty Quinn they were there when he lifted the Irish Cup with Cliftonville in 1979 had actually been in attendance, the game would have had to be staged at Wembley Stadium rather than Windsor Park.
"Cliftonville were so starved of success for such a long time, but we started the ball rolling and getting fans in through the gates."It's amazing the amount of people that still remember it so well. It's one of those things that doesn't seem to go away.
Travelling back to Coleraine that evening, while sharing a bottle of whiskey with Northern Ireland and Manchester United legend Harry Gregg at the front of the team bus, Quinn spared a thought for his former side. "I think he can round it off by winning the cup. I've just had a feeling from day one and it's theirs for the taking."
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