An Tóchar manager Tom Fee plays down suggestions his team are the ones to beat
As was the case in 2024, An Tóchar are many people's pick to win the Wicklow Senior Football Championship.
That said, many agree that this year's Championship is wide open, and it probably wasn't surprising that An Tóchar manager Tom Fee was keen to cool down the talk around his team after their nervy one-point win over Bray Emmets in the Championship opener at Echelon Park in Aughrim.
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