Paul McShane said today in an interview with The Daily Telegraph that he was a victim of 'Tall Poppy Syndrome' in the GAA after he signed for Manchester United when he was 16.
“I was still playing Gaelic football, and people found that I’d signed to United and were trying to take me out. One time, I got attacked from behind, got blurred vision and thought I have to stop playing this.”
McShane also spoke about how Hull manager Steve Bruce has helped rejuvenate his career and after being sent out on loan to Barnsley and Crystal Palace during the previous two seasons.
"He [Bruce] has been a great help to me. He’s a great man-manager. He’s just a proper man, a man’s man. He’s honest. He’s got that old-school streak. He might see a bit of himself in me"
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