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2385

Pete McGrath on now.

2386

Nice guy but boring enough aul show. Priestly air to Pete devoted his life to football.

2387

I wouldnā€™t like to meet Robbie O Malley down a dark alley

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2388

A very sound man

2389

Or go for a pint with him

2390

Iā€™d prefer him to a lot others on that team

2391

Great show. I never heard about that Baltinglass incident before.

2392

Jesus he was doing some squaring up to the camera, I thought he was going to throw a nut at it

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2393

Those Dublin meath games were great ā€¦kicked the bollox out of each other on field and no more about it ā€¦

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2394

Barrsy and Flynn are great mates now - Iā€™m surprised they didnā€™t ask him on for it

2395

and a super corner back, there wasnt many better in that era or after

2396

It was worrying to hear Flynn say that thereā€™s a lot of lost and isolated ex gaa players ā€¦

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2397

When you exit the bubble, you realise the amount youā€™ve given up, and how many of your old friends have moved on with their lives. Some are taken care of, but others have a hard road ahead. Fay had a fierce tough time of it iirc.

I heard recently Ian Robertsons father passed away. Robertson was a fella who despite that pick up, I always admired. Used everything he got and made an incredible success of himself. A lesson for many GAA players.

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2398

Thatā€™s a fair point about missing so much of your youth with family and friends etc. ā€¦ I would have thought the fact that you had to work in between games would have helped regarding the bubble ā€¦Iā€™d say the guys in last 5 years onwards could really struggle as itā€™s such a commitment and jobs are sacrificed more now ā€¦
Robertson meant to good bloke alright but I never saw a man change so much when he stepped on field ā€¦he was always getting involved .

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2399

Shan Cavanagh one on tonight.

2400

Brolly mustā€™ve been trolling with the never play senior bit with 01 minors

2401

That 03ā€™ Tyrone team is a head to head nightmare for any team in history

2402

Cavanagh certainly comes across as a smarmy tosspot off the pitch but he has to be up there in the top 5 most influential footballers in the past 30 years.

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2403

The 2005 team were better with Oā€™Neill at his pomp and Canavan though 2 years older, fitter for the business end.

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2404

He must be right up there.

All the real greats are great when they are young and he certainly falls into that category.

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