The camera zoomed in on the players one by one, and when it landed on Johnny, the sheer volume of noise in the bar went clean off the decibel scale. Old men were banging their fists against the bar in triumph, cheering on their hometown hero. The man Johnny referred to as “Fat Paddy” was literally dancing on top of a table with the owner of the bar. Feely was holding his head in his hands and staring at the screen in pure awe. Hughie was bawling his eyes out as he clapped for his friend. The rest of his teammates were going berserk. It was insane… “I’m going to be there one day,” Johnny
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