'You could rely on him all the time to put out numerous fires for Tyrone.'
Conor Gormley has lamented the departure of Tyrone’s “Mr Dependable” following Ronan McNamee’s retirement from inter-county football.
“My tooth was loose but I remember it sitting on my tongue. I couldn't get my gumshield in because my tooth was loose and after a wee shemozzle it fell out and I remember spitting it out onto the field and hammering on.” “He was, from my recollection, always willing to learn,” Gormley explains. “He was always willing to push himself as much as he could and he definitely, definitely did that. He rose to the top of the tree within a short space of time and that shows you what his mentality was like. He really wanted to push on and better himself and he definitely did that.
“Again, he marked a lot of the top forwards the last number of years as well, the likes of David Clifford, Aidan O’Shea - Ronan was the man that picked them up.” “Everybody has different circumstances or different situations to look after outside of football so maybe Ronan just felt it was his time to go.
“Maybe some people would see it as a transitional period but they still have quality footballers there. They still have a lot of quality players there.
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