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Fri 03 Mar 2007Injury-free run is O'Flynn's goalLeague of Ireland Preview: Emmet Malonetalks to Cork City striker John O'Flynn, who hopes to be back playing soonLike most people in football management, Damien Richardson does a neat line in explaining away his team's failings on the basis of uncontrollable external factors when the occasion calls for it. A poor result can be attributed to poor refereeing and a cup exit can be made to seem like the almost inescapable upshot of the badly timed suspension of a key player.