Five minutes with – Tyrone’s Benny Gallen

Name Brendan Gallen

Age 21

Occupation Quantity Surveyor

Teams played for: Aghyaran, Omagh CBS, Tyrone

Game you most enjoyed playing in?

Championship debut vs Dublin a few weeks back

Game you least enjoyed playing in?

Beragh in club action the following week, only got 2-4…

What’s the worst pitch you’ve ever played on?

Has to be Derrylaughan, fishermen on the pitch during the game.

Toughest training session you’ve every been involved in?

MacRory Cup with Kieran Donnelly. Ciaran McGlinchey getting sick over himself was a personal highlight of the training though

What’s your preferred brand of gear?

Not even a question – Precision, followed by MFC and Murphy’s

Most inspirational individual you’ve ever met?

Paddy Losty, followed by his good wife Maureen, and all the lads at Timmy Trumpet will not be forgotten.

Where do you like to go out to celebrate?

#mumsbar

What do you like to do when you are not training/playing?

Read the match report of a game I played well in.

Which character in any film/tv show are you most like?

Del boy out of ‘Only fools and horses’

Which team mates (From any club/county) are the first you’d invite on a night out?

Ronan McHugh (Dumbo) – the girlfriend doesn’t allow him out so would be nice to get him out.

Which team mate is the worst dancer?

Jamie Hegarty can throw shapes, he’s like a ballet dancer when he gets warmed up

Which team mate is the loudest in the changing room?

Ronan McNamee, the other team usually hears him…..

What’s the funniest thing you’ve seen happen in training/during a match?

Ever see a keeper get turned over at the half way line and chipped?

What’s the worst excuse you’ve heard to get out of training and who did it come from?

Cahir Moss getting stuck behind a tractor on the motorway is a favourite

Biggest ego?

Myself

Worst/best person to sit next to on the team bus?

Have to go with the GKU and say Niall Morgan as best. Sweets, coffee and live entertainment all included. Worst would be Tiarnan McCann – always fixing his hair.

Worst/best person to share a room with on away days?

Best – Morgan, can tell a good story

Worst – Shared a house with Johnny Connolly, he was three doors away and the smell of him was ket.

Who has the best diet, and who has the worst, and what do they consist of?

Worst – Niall Morgan, see above diet with additional takeaways to the list.

Best would have to be Ronan McGuire, consists of a liquid lunch everyday.

Toughest opponent you have played against?

Gavin Goodfellow is tough, to look at that is.

Best or worst quote you have heard from a team mate/opponent/manager?

“The same boiling water that softens the potato, hardens the egg. It’s about what you’re made of, not the circumstances”

Best manager you have played for?

The list is too long, I’m grateful to all who helped along the way.

What frustrates you most about the GAA?

Missing work.

What is the best thing about being part of the GAA?

Friends and memories made along the way, and that’s not forgetting the enemies either…Conall Grimes