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Wed 05 May 2007Forde retains his driveNews round-up: Gavin Cummiskeytalks to Wexford's Matty Forde who says he almost quit the game after last year's stamping incident.The issue of player welfare came back under the microscope yesterday when Wexford's most accomplished footballer Matty Forde admitted he contemplated quitting the game last year in the wake of persistent media exposure.