 Downing's at Rossapenna we're here for the Irish Legends which is presented by the McGinley Foundation. It's on the old Tom Morris links at Rossapenna and tickets are available I'm not sure about today for the Pro-Am but Celebrity Pro-Am yes there's still some tickets available if you take a mad notion just to pop along for to watch an afternoon of golf and tickets available also I believe depending on numbers at the gate from Thursday for the for the Legends competition and today it's a celebrity Pro-Am so it's professionals out for around together with celebrities together with a couple of amateurs in each group and I'm delighted now that the former Republic of Ireland manager and managed a number of the clubs across the water Mick McCarthy has joined us in our studio Mick thanks for taking a bit of time you're down to putt and green I know I was yes well I need the practice anyway Kevin Moren and myself we're you go back a long way we do yes it's lovely to see him it's that's great you know I'm saying I don't see Kevin for probably two or three years so it's lovely to get together and it's things like this or maybe doing a bit of after-dinner speaking or something that you get to meet people that you've played with and maybe players you've managed or whatever over the years yeah well that there's Steve Staunton's here Pachy Bonner's here, Ronnie Whelan, Kevin so all the lads of my era and I've played with someone managed as well yeah it's lovely to see them it really is yeah so you'll have a catch-up tonight we will yeah and is this your first time playing here in Downing's at Rossapenna? It is yes I've been to Donegal a bit but not not to Rossapenna it's beautiful well so far what I've seen a bit maybe I'll make me mind it when I've played on the coast well it's described as a fairly tough course they're all tough some are just tougher than others yeah yeah yeah but it's great to be involved and you mentioned footballing pals but that you know there's you know well-known golfers here today and other celebs and I'm sure people that you've come across from time to time as well that you'll know yeah there is I mean it's I don't I don't come across the golfers too often because I know Paul McGinley I've come across him lots and lots and it's great to be here for his you know for the for the foundation so but yeah and it is love is meeting other people because you know you get them broiling your own stuff for the football and yeah and then just branching out meeting other people is great yeah well especially after COVID there was to even even being involved in football it was hard to meet other people sharing COVID well actually we we were fortunate because we were still we were still playing and so we could still do our jobs although it was extremely difficult for the lads and strange because no crowds and you couldn't eat in the canteens you had to take your food home you couldn't get showered at the chip but we were still in training and keeping fit and playing and actually interacting with people yes I do I missed the I missed the crack with the lads although it's somewhat different when you're the manager as opposed to player but nevertheless you're still interacting with them training with them working with them so I missed that but I'm actually enjoying a bit of time off and enjoying time with see me kids and you know even more important than the grandkids yeah yeah indeed there's there's probably gonna be a vacancy shorted old Trafford would you be interested in that at all well I couldn't start it any worse could I really so I mean 2 defeats look I'm not putting my name and for that I wouldn't be that even that arrogant or think anybody even consider it that man it's an awful start for them isn't it and it's tough yeah it's all the jobs are tough I think people that you get a manager's job you're a magic wand you haven't so good luck to him anyway but I'm a city fan anyway well I played for city I'm a Leeds fan actually but if I'm one side of Manchester it's the blue side so it doesn't break me up okay well when you see the results on a Saturday or Sunday what team do you look out for first is it Leeds Leeds I was up Barnsley because I come from there and I played there and then teams I've played with or managed you know I'll be looking at cities of cities results generally city of one you know so that's not what I tend to look for I just expect they'll win but Barnsley it switched Cardiff I just look at all the teams where I've been Sunderland of course and Wolves which I really enjoy getting promoted there that was great just just those teams really have an interest but I look through them all I don't gamble on them I've got no interest some of my mates will ring me up and ask me for any advice and they usually lose money on my advice so well if you were to give some advice on the Premier League this year what would it be I mean you know who do you see and can you see Pasadenae no I can't I think I think Tottenham are going to be a good side this year Arsenal see challenge Arsenal look like a really a much better side this year they look great football side if they keep it at their own net then they'll be a good team but Liverpool despite their start they're going to be there yeah shouldn't be far away well and given that there might be a bit more competition with the Spurs and Arsenal and challenge and then it may hopefully make for a you know competitive more competitive season rather than absolutely you know if Spurs and Arsenal and Chelsea can take points off City and Liverpool then it'll make it a better league I'd like to see whether there's five or six teams chasing for it would be brilliant anyway back to the golf and you're looking forward to getting out there I am yes I'll see how I am it's the only game I've got absolutely no consistency at anything else I might be rubbish at it but I'm rubbish all the time I might be good at it but golf I'm afraid I made it all it's a green sweet or as bitter as a lemon I mean who can predict how you're going to get on any day heading out to play golf I mean like I don't golf but you know I get that impression that it's it's just tough some days you're on four and some days it runs for you other days well maybe my mates have decided that the guys on our WhatsApp group that it's it's the walking down the fair we're having the crack we are mates and the two pints we have after was the most important thing yeah well listen the best look it's great to be here supporting it was a it was a great event last year and it's great now to see the crowds here added this year and you're teeing off a what time about 20 past one yeah 20 past one with Barry yeah well listen Nick thanks for taking a bit of time out pleasure John thank you