"I would say that the ambition is to try and get on to the bloody team"
November 28, 2018
Mayo's Andy Moran with his daughter Charlotte at the end of the 2017 All-Ireland SFC final
2017 ‘Footballer of the Year’ Andy Moran is putting his hand up for selection by new Mayo manager James Horan in 2019.
The eight-time Connacht SFC medal winner has been included in Horan’s provisional squad after attending trials and he’s prepared to fight for a place on the starting 15.
“I’m 35 years of age now, and you probably have more uncertainty now than you had when you were younger,” he remarked to RTE Sport.
“You’ve 15 or 20 lads there who want your place and are able to go training hard and pushing it in November.
“They don’t have kids or businesses, so I need to be able to make space in my life to make sure that I can compete with them.
“Walking into the Mayo dressing-room a few weeks ago was probably the most intimidated I was walking into any Mayo dressing-room.”
Horan’s second coming has generated plenty of optimism about the new year in Mayo GAA circles but, after a disappointing 2018, Moran isn’t looking too far ahead.
“Hopefully we get to see a few new fellas and the older fellas show the enthusiasm to go at it. You’ve a new manager, we’re working really hard on the stuff that James has identified that we need to work on, hopefully the supporters feed off that and then it all starts going.
“Last year is parked and you can move forward.
“I would say that the ambition is to try and get on to the bloody team, make an impact in the FBD [league], and then try and win that first league game.”
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