"I was finding it tough going and not really enjoying it anymore"
July 19, 2022
Pat Spillane watches the Tailteann Cup final at Croke Park ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo
Kerry legend Pat Spillane says he wanted to leave his pundit's role on The Sunday Game because he wasn’t enjoying it any more.
Spillane is leaving the show this weekend after 30 years, with Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC final between Kerry and Galway set to be his last game on the programme.
The eight-time All-Ireland winner admits the reasoning behind his departure is that he wasn’t really enjoying the role as of late.
“I was finding it tough going and not really enjoying it anymore," he is quoted saying by BelfastLive.co.uk.
"Jeez, I’m 67 on my next birthday and you’re arriving home from Dublin at 3 o’clock in the morning, thinking there must be easier ways. And it’s a pressurised job too.
"I reckon The Sunday Game is one of the most scrutinised programmes on RTE, fair game for everyone to have a go at it.”
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