'He went through me': Paddy Tally's first Mayo meeting left impression on Ryan O'Donoghue

Paddy Tally: 'What was the point of Andy Moran bringing me into a team if we weren’t about winning the All-Ireland? So, when I thought things or boys were soft, I was going to call it out.' Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Mayo coach Paddy Tally told the would-be All-Ireland SFC winners they were “soft” upon his first meeting with them last year.

The Tyrone man and the players speak about his frank approach in Forever More: The Team of ‘26, the Mayo group’s riveting recounting of their historic victory with Irish Examiner columnist Kieran Shannon.