'One of the biggest parts of leadership is knowing when you’re wrong and admitting it'

Darren McGovern is preparing his Éanna side for a National Cup decider this weekend.

HUDDLE UP: DBS Eanna head coach Darren McGovern issues instructions during the Basketball Ireland InsureMyHouse.ie Pat Duffy Cup semi-final against Ballincollig. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

When it comes to courtside demeanour Darren McGovern is a model of composure and decorum, even when his Éanna team may be trailing by double-figures on the road as they have been more than once during this Cup run. Follow him online though or even better get to talk to him and you learn certain things do stir him.

For one there’s Liverpool Football Club and how their team is “screaming for investment”; their problems, especially in midfield, “have been there since Alisson had to score a goal [in 2021] to send us to the Champions League”.