Armagh’s Paddy Burns spoke to us after his side defeated Tyrone by one point in the Ulster SFC Semi-final.
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00:00I can't imagine there's too many better ways to win a game. Last kick, how good does it feel?
00:06I don't know, I'd rather win, I'd rather win comfortably and none of the nerves towards the end to be honest.
00:10But, lucky I know it's sweet in 17th for supporters to win a game, it got a big round too.
00:15But, yeah, Ross McWilliam got a big turnover at the end and now it's lovely to win in a game for us.
00:21So, that's a few times there, last year against all that's happening now out there.
00:25So we're always going to keep playing to the end like that.
00:28From the sidelines, it looked like a real quality game, two good sides. Did you feel that out in the pitch?
00:33Yeah, at times it did. The first half it got a bit sloppy, you know, those periods, sort of five minutes where both teams were turning the ball over a lot.
00:40Usually now, this year with this game, you get punished with those turnovers from both muscles.
00:46You know, tit for tal, bad turnovers and then a tiny double game.
00:50When you have some of the forwards on both sides, the quality of forwards that we have.
00:55It always sets it up to be a good game and the space that's there now.
00:59I think it was always going to be a good one and it proves to be a good one.
01:02Yeah, and you've talked about it a lot, I think, this season and last season.
01:05The bench that you have, the depth and that came to the floor again today, didn't it?
01:08In those last five, ten minutes.
01:09Absolutely, you know, it's a big benefit for us is the strength and depth that we have.
01:15And, you know, we talk about why he's missing and why he's coming back.
01:17But, you know, it's next man up.
01:19And, you know, you can see there that there's this bet like Calum O'Neill.
01:22He only got in maybe last game of the league and, you know, he's playing some super stuff.
01:25There's always somebody to step up. There's always a deep squad.
01:27So, you know, we really benefit from that.
01:30Yeah, you've mentioned his name there, Calum O'Neill.
01:32Personally, I thought he was outstanding.
01:33He sort of, I don't want to say he's come from nowhere, but obviously this is just his second championship match.
01:37He's just slotted right in like he's been playing for years.
01:39Oh, no, 100%. Like, he went to the Abbey, as soon as me, and we went back with Sam Guire a few months ago.
01:47And somebody in the street asked me what about Calum, you know, he's been close.
01:50He's been close in minutes.
01:51And I said that he's doing everything right for training and he just needs his chance and he can take it.
01:54But, sure enough, you know, he's played two fantastic championship games now.
01:58Not only as good as your last game, but so far he's stepping up to the market and he's done a great job.
02:02But I knew he could do it. No doubt that he could do it the way he trades.
02:05And look, I have to ask you, you know, we've come so close the last two years.
02:08I haven't got over the line. You're back in another Ulster final.
02:10And it's an obvious answer, isn't it?
02:12But one to look forward to and one that you really want to know in the Anglers.
02:15Oh, absolutely. Where else you want to be.
02:17Sunny Day and bonus or whatever the game is.
02:20I don't know, there's all sorts of stories out there.
02:22But, of course, Ulster finals, you know, that's where you want to be.
02:24Every trophy you're in, you want to try your best to win it.
02:26So, you know, we've done our best to go out there and write the last couple of years.
02:30And whoever we come up against, you know, we're doing it at all.
02:33That's all you can do.
02:34Come on, buddy.