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FIVE MINUTES WITH… Paul O’Leary

Name: Paul O’Leary

Age: 25

Occupation:
Joiner

Team: Convoy Arsenal

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If you were throwing a party and you could invite anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would you ask around? Keith Lemon for the laugh and Nicole Scherzinger for the lads

Where do you like to go out to celebrate after a big victory?
Breen’s or Mannie’s. Have to keep it local then onto Letterkenny

What’s the worst pitch you’ve ever played on?
Has to be the Greenbrae, Lifford or Cranford.

Which character in any film are you most like?
Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber. We’re like twins.

Any odd items in your kit bag?
None my mother keeps it fairly clean

Who’s the biggest joker in the team you play for?
Macca always up to no good.

Which team mate has the best looking other half?
Stevie Coyle he’s punching.

Who is the worst/best trainer?
Worst – Anthony Bogle. Best – Jonny Doc or Jason Elliott never misses.

Who spends most time in front of the mirror in the dressing room?
JP Malley never done fixing the hair.

Who’s the best/worst person to sit beside on the team bus? Best- Decky McMullan always has a yarn for you. Worst- Mark Neeson never gives it a rest

Who has the best and who has the worst diet on the team, and what does it include? Best- Lee Boyd. Worst – Probably myself or Ryan McConnell

Toughest opponent you have faced?
Brian Breslin (Lifford Celtic) pace to burn

Best or worst quote you’ve heard, either from a manager, player, opponent?
Best – ‘Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard’. Worst – Hammy once said if we score more goals than them we’ll win the game!

Best manager you’ve ever played under? I’ll have to say Mickey Rodgers who has a good set up in Convoy this last few years.

Best ever performance? When we beat Aileach in the FAI Cup who went on to win the Inishowen Premier

One to forget? Beat at home 3-0 to Cranford last year and losing out on promotion.

Sporting ambition?
Win the league or promotion to the premier once again

When you were playing in the back garden, who did you pretend to be?
Stevie G all day

If you were in charge of transfers, who’d be in and who’d be out of the team?
In – Luke Nelis great left peg and Keelan Gillen for the banter he brings in too. Out- Joe McGill on a free transfer

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