Five minutes with… Derry’s Mark McGuigan

Name: | Mark McGuigan |
Age: | 21
Occupation: | Student

Teams played for:

Slaughtneil and Derry

If you were throwing a party and you could invite anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would you ask around?

Charlie Sheen, George Best and Johnny Cash.

Where do you like to go out to celebrate after a big victory?

Usually after a Championship win its back to the club with DJ Sean Lagan playing “one last song” about 20 times.

If you weren’t playing GAA what would you be at?

Spending more time out drifting and diffing in my Twincam.

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

Owenbeg’s back pitch in a Football Feile final in 2009, the game finished 0-3 to 0-2. (we won)

Which character in any film are you most like?

Pete Dunham, Green Street.

Any odd items in your kit bag?

Nothing too odd, usually take a pair of shorts for Se McGuigan and Eanna Cassidy as one of them is sure to forget.

What’s your preferred brand of gear?

Cooper Helmet, Adidas Boots, and one of Emmet Martin’s hurls. (hopefully he sees this and sends me up a free one)

Who’s the biggest joker in the teams you play for?

Cormac Cutler and Ronan Pouly Bradley.

Which team mate has the best looking other half?

Frank Corns McEldowney.

Who is the worst trainer?

Chrissy McKaigue.

Who spends most time in front of the mirror in the dressing room?

Danny McMullan.

Who’s the best/worst person to share a room with on away trips?

Worst would have been with Micky Conway, he was on the phone to the wife all night. Best was Karl McKaigue, some good yarns told.

Who’s the best/worst person to sit beside on the team bus?

Best is Meehaul McGrath, he always has a pillow for a sleep.
Worst is Brendan “Fat Arms” McEldowney, no room beside him. Big unit.

Who has the best and who has the worst diet on the team, and what does it include?

Padraig Tad is definitely the worst, lives on Lucozade and Frys yet hes always flying fit. Most of the players would have a decent diet so I’m not sure who has the best.

Toughest opponent you have faced?

Don’t know his name but some chap from Carlow gave me a roasting in the league earlier this year.

Best or worst quote you’ve heard, either from a manager, player, opponent?

“Pass and Move to the Slaughtneil groove” Jimbo McCloskey.

Best manager you’ve ever played under?

Was down at the Fitzgibbon weekend with St Mary’s this year and we didn’t have a manager, was good craic.

Best ever performance?

Still waiting on it.

One to forget?

Both the Minor Football and Hurling Finals in 2013, lost both and if I was managing I would have taken myself off both days.

When you were playing in the back garden, who did you pretend to be?

John Mullane/Micheal Logue

If there was a transfer market who’d be in and who’d be out of the team?

Fionnbharr McGuigan out, the man is spending too much time around Maghera lately. In – Stevie O’Hara, would be great to see him back out the road with a hurl in his hand.

Slaughtneil and Derry hurler Mark McGuigan