'Them lads would do anything for Andy' - A Croke Park managerial bow for a Mayo great

ANDY MORAN HAS played at Croke Park countless times. Now he’s set for his first outing there as a manager.

“Even as a manager, Andy never really honed in on that element. He’d never blow about what he achieved or the amount of times he played there. He’s very much brought himself down to Leitrim’s level. There was no arrogance with him, no airs or graces.”“I ended up kitting Andy out for his All-Stars the night he got Player of the Year! It’s funny how things come around in circles.”

“He was doing all these things that made him into the player he was the last number of years with Mayo and now he’s bringing that into management. I probably count him as a friend before anything else, knowing him on that personal level.” “Leitrim were at rock bottom last year after losing to New York — and to keep that team together and to bring them back up to promotion, you can only admire what he’s done. Obviously he has a good management team in there with Mickey Graham and Luke Bree and a couple of other lads.

Mulligan with Moran before an FBD League game in 2023. James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO While other managers might have walked or “turned their back on the boys,” as Mulligan says, Moran had them back in the gym and working hard for redemption in 2024.“The buy-in he got was just huge. That has to come down to the person at the end of the day. There’s so much you can do for your county, but if you don’t have a person leading that that you have huge admiration for — which I know all the boys do — there’s no way Leitrim are going to be where they are now. It’s just commendable.

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