Louth's Wayne Carroll NAME: Wayne Carroll DATE OF BIRTH: 6-2-75 HEIGHT: 6' 4" WEIGHT: 14st CLUB: Lannleire COUNTY: Louth NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Intermediate Championship and 3 Intermediate League wins with Lannleire. Represented Louth at Minor, Under 21, Junior. Captain of Dundalk RTC Trench cup 1996 NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Mars FAI Youths Cup runners up medal in 1993 with Rangers Schoolboy League side from Dundalk. Dundalk Schoolboy League Player of the Year award INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: Championship debut was v Meath in the 1992 MFC at Walterstown. I played in midfield. Meath won by 1-10 to 0-5 and went on to All-Ireland glory TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Dara O Se (Kerry); Ken Reilly (Louth); Ronan Mooney (Offaly); Martin Farrelly (Louth) - thankfully he plays with my club! FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Celtic Park, Derry; Casement Park, Belfast; O'Moore Park, Portlaoise; Pairc Ui Mhuiri, Dunleer HOBBIES: When not playing sports, I enjoy watching most sports. Music, reading, travelling and socialising FAVOURITE POSITION: Midfield FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Ollie McDonnell (Louth); Anthony Tohill (Derry); Peter Cosgrave (Clare); Martin Cronin (Cork) INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Parents - Patsy and Peggy; George Reynolds - the underage coach at Lannleire THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Captaining the Louth Under 21 team through the Leinster campaign in 1996 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing to Meath in the Leinster Under 21 Final at Parnell Park that same year OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Declan O'Sullivan (Louth); Martin Farrelly (Louth); James McKeown WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: I'm not sure the game needs improving. Judging by watching the T na G re-runs of great 70s matches, I can't see why any changes have ever been made. Although mass brawls must stop DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: I might get in trouble for saying this, but I really dislike unfair referees, or referees who are biased or hold grudges against teams. Also 'knockers' who go to matches to criticise players who are trying to do their best DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: No PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: I wouldn't mind meeting Homer Simpson and Liam Gallagher for a few pints FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'I don't make predictions and I never will'. And the usual ones directed towards referees! PET HATES: Early/late buses FAVOURITE MUSIC: Dance music, Oasis FAVOURITE FILM: Trainspotting IDEAL DATE: Probably Louise Nurding, the popstar. I hear she likes footballers! Maybe we'd get something to eat, go to a club, and then back to her place to check out her CD collection HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a fair player, and maybe as a future part of successful club and county sides Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 7th November 1997 Vol 7 No 45 Tweet

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