Philly McMahon Q&A: ‘If people want to say bad things about us, we can’t really stop it’

Promoting today’s National Fitness Day, Philly McMahon yesterday gave a typically frank interview on Dublin’s All-Ireland SFC triumph, criticism of Jim Gavin, and cynicism in Gaelic football

John Fogarty: What’s your take on the sour commentary about Dublin since beating Mayo?

Answer: “The way I’ve been brought up in life is that when somebody has an opinion about you, that’s their opinion. That’s their thoughts. And for me, it’s not something I buy into. I don’t know too much about what’s happened but I’ve heard certain people have said negative things. But I don’t know what way they’ve come about. Is it that they’ve been asked their opinion or have they brought up the conversation? If they’ve brought up the conversation, I’m sure everybody knows why they have. They’re maybe jumping on the media bandwagon.”