Glenullin's Eoin Bradley at 42 is 'out plastering on a site' daily ahead of club All-Ireland final

At the age of 42, Eoin Bradley has shown no signs of slowing down ahead of the All-Ireland final with Glenullin this Saturday.

The former Derry footballer has had an eventful sporting career, having played soccer in the Irish League and club football of over 20 years with Glenullin.

Looking back at it all Bradley admits Saturday's intermediate final against An Ghaeltacht is the biggest of them all.

At this point of his life, Bradley does not feel nerves, and is enjoying the moment.

"I probably enjoy it more, said Bradley.

“Now, I'd never get nervous in my life. The bigger the game, the better I'd think I'd play, hopefully I'm not scudding myself. There is no point in being nervous.

"This is what you train for. It is just different. Now that you get older in your career, you probably appreciate it more. You know you haven't that many games left.

“You probably enjoy it more; you're telling young boys to enjoy it. They may think it will happen every year, but it doesn't.

“I enjoy it, I've been running about the last three or four weeks, you couldn't snooker me. The shackles are off, it is about going to enjoy yourself, and what better place to do that in Ireland, than Croke Park with your club.”

At a time of science and strength and conditioning play such a huge role in players' fitness preparations, Bradley prefers a more old-school approach.

With his experience and playing two sports at the same time for so long, the combination of two managers helped keep him in shape for the biggest moments.

"The thing that really helped me for the last 10 or 15 years was soccer.

"The soccer kept me sharp, and the Gaelic kept me going physically. The two of them combined really well for about 10 years, and it was just about keeping that