“With shaggy boyband hair, a slightly ruddy complexion partly obscured by his unkempt beard, he thrives in opposition to others.” Edd Norval explores the cult status of the Derry Pele, the irrepressible Paddy McCourt.
HE’S KNOWN as the Messiah to some (it’s the beard) so it should come as no suprise that Paddy McCourt is in fact bulletproof. Having served his apprenticeship (not as a carpenter) with Shamrock Rovers and Derry City in the League of Ireland, he’s not going to let pressure get to him and ruin his “second coming” as a top footballer.
