Barney McCann

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Name : Barney McCann
Age : 43
Occupation : Business Development Rep Diageo NI
Teams you Play for / Coach in the Club : Senior Football
Favourite position : Left Half Forward
Best Match You’ve been involved in : All Saints v St Johns (Clubs first ever Senior Championship Match, won by 4 points)
Best game ever seen : All Ireland Football Semi Final 2005 Armagh v Tyrone
Best player played with/against : Kieran McKeever Derry (Best player ever to mark me)
Best player ever seen : Peter Canavan
Honours/Achievements : Antrim Junior and Intermediate Championship title. Div 4 and Div 3 medal of Antrim Leagus. National League Div 3 Medal with Antrim in 1989. Member of Ulster 1988 Railway Cup squad. Member of Ireland Masters Team to tour Australia in 2006, beating the Aussies in both tests.
1st county game played in/ attended : Antrim v Cavan Ulster Championship in 1985
Fav thing about the GAA : The GAA family and how it can open doors for you and help you make friendships where ever you travel
Least fav thing about the GAA : Sometimes GAA officials can lack a certain amount of open mindedness e.g recent debate around the opening of Croke Park to other sports
Fav county team : Antrim
Fav other county (if any) and why : Derry as my father played for them
Favourite pitch : Casement Park
Advice for juveniles : Take fully on board advice from coaches and be the best you can be at your chosen sport
Fav Music : Like all sorts of music with no particular fav type
Hobbies : Love playing or watching all types of sport
Pet Hate : Wasted talent
Other sports played : Golf, Soccer, Badminton, Rugby and squash
Player/person Most Admired within the club : All the old school that helped set the club up and those that have given so much of their own time and effort into the development of what we have today
Ambition : To coach a successful All Saints Senior football team
What do you dislike most : Individuals who run the club down without knowing the first thing about it
If I won the Lotto : One long holiday, then I would buy the club a bus for transportation of juveniles
Desert Island Companion : An O’Neills football (After the wife off course)
What aspect of the Club do you like : The new energy on juvenile development
Improvments in Club : Increased memberships and numbers helping out within the club
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