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John O' Shea answers your questions for him

Darragh · 2009-10-05 14:42:31

Hello all, Thanks again to everyone who posted a question (or 5) in this thread for John O'Shea. He was in Dublin as part of his deal with Carlsberg to promote the HERE WE GO AGAIN poll which centred on the most emotional moments Irish fans have had supporting the boys in green. I didn't have very long with John as he was…

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Hello all,

Thanks again to everyone who posted a question (or 5) in this thread for John O'Shea. He was in Dublin as part of his deal with Carlsberg to promote the HERE WE GO AGAIN poll which centred on the most emotional moments Irish fans have had supporting the boys in green.

I didn't have very long with John as he was under time pressure but I asked and he answered as many questions as we both could. Some of them are quite interesting answers too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kBCGy7xw3s

Thanks again! Let me know what you think, good, bad or indifferent.

Darragh

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#2 05-10-2009 3:46pm

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can somebody post the link for me as apposed to the embedded video?

thanks

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#3 05-10-2009 3:47pm

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Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kBCGy7xw3s

Will also post it on the blog

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#4 05-10-2009 3:49pm

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That's brilliant Darragh, really great interview John comes across as such a sound bloke !

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#5 05-10-2009 4:02pm

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Good stuff.

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#6 05-10-2009 4:03pm

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Really good interview, and the questions chosen were great imo (especially my one! )

Another success for boards.ie, make sure Darragh that you hurry up with the next big name for us to grill!

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#7 05-10-2009 4:19pm

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Much better than the Duff interview.

Leaving out usernames was a good idea.

Roll on the next one.

Nice to see he looks out for Waterford results.

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#8 05-10-2009 4:22pm

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Brilliant interview. I suggest we get Luis Figo for the next one so we can ask him about that nutmeg

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#9 05-10-2009 4:23pm

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FutureGuy wrote: »

Brilliant interview. I suggest we get Luis Figo for the next one so we can ask him about that nutmeg

After years of therapy he managed to block it out of his mind, I don't think it's fair to remind him

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#10 05-10-2009 4:28pm

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I know you are probably very busy, but will there be a transcript of this? Sorry to be all old school on you, but youtube etc is blocked at work and i dont get online much in the evenings!

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#11 05-10-2009 4:34pm

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Brilliant interview, well done Darragh.

Nice to see my question included too (the about SAF's role in his versatility)

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#12 05-10-2009 4:35pm

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gucci wrote: »

I know you are probably very busy, but will there be a transcript of this? Sorry to be all old school on you, but youtube etc is blocked at work and i dont get online much in the evenings!

I'm sure you can spare ten and a half minutes in the evening.

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#13 05-10-2009 4:39pm

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gucci wrote: »

I know you are probably very busy, but will there be a transcript of this? Sorry to be all old school on you, but youtube etc is blocked at work and i dont get online much in the evenings!

One of the things I will be doing in future is also podcasting these things. It's on the list of things to do, but, as you can imagine, it's going to take a while.

Re the transcript, it would take me ages. I'll see what the boss thinks about adding it to the list, but I won't promise anything.

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#14 05-10-2009 4:43pm

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wahey asked three of my questions in a row and although JOS was a bit vague on the first two (only mentioning Wellbeck as impressive youngsters) he has moved up a notch imo for how he answerd the third one about his footballing heroes as a kid by mentioning McGrath followed by Maldini who are also my (defensive) footballing heroes/favs.

He looked much more at ease than Duffer and seems like he could be a bit of a laugh tbh, he even plays FF but hasnt picked himself!

fair play Darragh, there was far more of a flow to this interview too with follow on questions that made it slightly more like a conversation than just a massive list of questions

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#15 05-10-2009 5:02pm

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Darragh wrote: »

One of the things I will be doing in future is also podcasting these things. It's on the list of things to do, but, as you can imagine, it's going to take a while.

Cool

Darragh wrote: »

Re the transcript, it would take me ages. I'll see what the boss thinks about adding it to the list, but I won't promise anything.

No problems, it wasn't an actual request as such, just something i was wondering you were planning to do.

chopperbyrne wrote: »

I'm sure you can spare ten and a half minutes in the evening.

Only if you say so.

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#16 05-10-2009 5:17pm

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Did i imagine it, or did Darragh accidentally insult John O'Shea with someone's smart ass two left feet jibe (just after asking him what hand he was)?! Quickly sidestepped with 'two great feet' or something!!:D

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#17 05-10-2009 5:18pm

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givyjoe81 wrote: »

Did i imagine it, or did Darragh accidentally insult John O'Shea with someone's smart ass two left feet jibe (just after asking him what hand he was)?! Quickly sidestepped with 'two great feet' or something!!:D

I think he did! I thought John might smile but he didn't.

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#18 05-10-2009 5:20pm

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Great interview. Top man O'Shea, always honest, whether on the pitch or off.

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#19 05-10-2009 5:23pm

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givyjoe81 wrote: »

Did i imagine it, or did Darragh accidentally insult John O'Shea with someone's smart ass two left feet jibe (just after asking him what hand he was)?! Quickly sidestepped with 'two great feet' or something!!:D

Yep, he didn't like it one bit.

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#20 05-10-2009 5:37pm

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Great interview. John O'Shea came across as a sound fella.

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#21 05-10-2009 5:39pm

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givyjoe81 wrote: »

Did i imagine it, or did Darragh accidentally insult John O'Shea with someone's smart ass two left feet jibe (just after asking him what hand he was)?! Quickly sidestepped with 'two great feet' or something!!:D

A the poor lad (Darragh I mean:D) was nervous so we will have to forgive him.

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#22 05-10-2009 6:29pm

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Woo, got the first question

Excellent interview, JOS looked a lot more interested than Duff and seemed to actually enjoy some of the questions.

Keep it up Darragh

Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test

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#23 05-10-2009 6:52pm

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Great stuff and thanks Daragh,he seems like a nice bloke.
It was funny when he was talking about the playoffs and said they were two one off games.:pac:

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#24 05-10-2009 6:53pm

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He's only 5.5 in Fantasy Football so not picking himself is bizzare!

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#25 05-10-2009 7:04pm

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Mikeyt086 wrote: »

He's only 5.5 in Fantasy Football so not picking himself is bizzare!

All his friends have him though so he can sabotage them if necessary

Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test

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#26 05-10-2009 7:58pm

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Great interview, he seems a really nice guy.

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#27 05-10-2009 8:40pm

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Good interview, well done..

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#28 05-10-2009 9:09pm

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Who's next for the chopping block Darragh?

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#29 05-10-2009 9:49pm

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fair play, seems like a good fella.

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#30 05-10-2009 9:49pm

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gj darragh but I wanted you to say my username. i think you bottled it

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#31 05-10-2009 9:51pm

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sound bloke, I know who I would rather have a pint with between O'Shea and Duff

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#32 05-10-2009 11:44pm

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Really great interview and well impressed he has a dream team. Duff seemed to not even a hobby outside of football.

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#33 06-10-2009 12:15am

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I enjoyed that. Seems like a down to earth bloke and he looked like he was enjoying himself. Missed the Duffers one. Must go look it up now.

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#34 06-10-2009 1:12am

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Good interview. John seemed down to earth.

Stephen Hunt I reckon would be great in one of these. I'm not sure how Darragh arranges the interviews but I reckon Hunt would be up for it. He's never shy about airing his views.

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#35 06-10-2009 4:11am

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Haha delighted my question was asked near the end there. Some man seems fairly sound too

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#36 06-10-2009 10:32am

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Keano A Legend wrote: »

Really great interview and well impressed he has a dream team. Duff seemed to not even a hobby outside of football.

Fantasy Football hardly counts as a hobby "outside" football, does it?

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well would ya be putting up transcripts of the interview?be interesting to know what he was saying as most people think it was a class interview.if yer not yer not,but thanks anyway.

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Enjoyed that, seems like a top bloke.

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#39 06-10-2009 12:07pm

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Great interview Darragh, and credit to Mr. O'Shea - he actually looked like he wanted to answer the questions for you, unlike Duffer who seemed pre-occupied / hungover during his.

Hopefully, there'll be plenty more to come, keep up the good work!

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#40 06-10-2009 12:17pm

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Fair play to him. Seems like a nice fella. Nice to seem him keeping tabs on Waterford too. Heard he was a fan before.

Not sure if I'd sit through another half-hour of that accent though. :pac:

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Seems like a top bloke. Good questions too.

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Good man JOSH, sound out so he is and hasn't let his fame or money go to his head one bit.

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Delighted he answered my question on being actually left handed despite playing mostly on right side and having 2 good feet, Daragh almost made a mess of that one !

Always rated him as a top Pro, all he needed was a good run of games. Top top bloke too. Great interview.

Would love to see either Giggs or scholes in a similar interview, both model pro's and guys that stay out of limelight too.

All in all , very good interview.

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#44 06-10-2009 8:59pm

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Des wrote: »

Fantasy Football hardly counts as a hobby "outside" football, does it?

Of course it does :P

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#45 07-10-2009 2:57am

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Great interview. Anybody got a link for the Duff one?

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#46 07-10-2009 10:03am

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quank wrote: »

Great interview. Anybody got a link for the Duff one?

Here you go Damien Duff

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