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“Dennis Greene could run for days”

THIS week Fermanagh and Derrygonnelly star Stephen McGullion looks lifts the lid on some of the players he has shared a dressing room with…

Name: Stephen McGullion.

Age: 27.

Teams played for: Derrygonnelly Harps, Fermanagh, Ulster University and Liverpool Hope University.

Which team mate has been the most inspirational and why?

Shane McGullion, as brothers we’re always training together whether that’s on the pitch or in the gym. We’re always trying to make each other better!

Who’s the best team mate to train with and why?

Ryan Jones – I feel he always helps to push me on in training and gets the best out of players around him.

Which team mate is the worst to train with and why?

Micky Jones – especially if it’s tackle squares as he has no mercy.

Which team mate do you want to mark in training and why?

Garvan Jones because he isn’t a fan of tracking back.

Which team mate do you dread marking in training and why?

Dennis Greene, the man could run for days.

INSPIRATION…Ryan Jones is a strong figure in the Derrygonnelly dressing room

Which team mate is the best on journeys away?

Shane McGullion always provides the goods with the music on the way.

Which team mate is the worst for journeys away?

Aidy and Brian McKenna, they’re always late.

What’s the funniest thing you’ve heard in training or in a match, and who said it?

“Let the ball into the dancefloor” – Brendy Rasdale.

What’s the worst excuse you’ve heard to get out of training?

Paul Ward – ‘”Can’t make training lads I’m away to try and catch this sunset.”

Which team mate is the loudest in the changing room?

Paul Ward – usually giving out about something.

Which team mate would you want standing over a last-second penalty?

Conal Jones – I’d probably have to give him the nod after the penalties and last-minute frees he’s hit over the years.

Which team mate would you never want to see hitting a last-second penalty?

Dennis Greene – the ball could end up anywhere.

Who is the smartest of all your team mates?

Probably Tiernan Daly, the man’s a surgeon so I think that’s self-explanatory.

Who’s the best team mate to celebrate with?

Couldn’t single anyone out, because they’re all good craic to celebrate with.

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