Two weeks after helping Roscommon win the Nickey Rackard Cup in Croke Park, Robbie Fallon was told that surgery on his troublesome hip was unsuccessful. One option was to continue playing through the pain barrier but leave himself requiring a double hip replacement in the near future. The other option was to retire immediately. Reluctantly he chose the latter. He tells IVAN SMYTH that he has no choice but to embrace the game in a new way, as manager of Athleague….