This time last year Jess Ziu was preparing for a trip to Greenogue to face Peamount United in a top-of-the-table clash.
She was substituted late in a 5-0 defeat that, at the time, left pundits suggesting that the Women’s National League title was on its way to the Newcastle-based outfit.
That was before the rip-roaring drama of last year’s season finale sent the trophy on a taxi ride from Greenogue down the M50 to Tolka Park.
