(JJ Hurley) Eanna Desmond (Carrigaline) attempting a score as Douglas’s Colm McPhaidin looks on in the McCarthy Insurance Group SFC at the weekend. (Bernard Laverty) Less than a couple of years ago, Carrigaline footballers left Blarney a dejected unit after falling to Mallow in a dreaded relegation shootout. For some clubs, it becomes a never‑ending trapdoor as they slip down the ranking of the county’s championship. Would anyone have blamed Michael Meeney if he walked? A les