The Ballymun footballer turned Mayo coach plotting the downfall of 6 Dublin clubmates ‘We’d be joking sometimes that he only comes up to training to see the Dublin lads.’ By Kevin O'Brien Saturday 19 Dec 2020, 12:00 PM Dec 19th 2020, 12:00 PM 46,767 Views 6 Comments James Burke hugs James McCarthy after the 2012 Dublin SFC final (left) and in his current role as Mayo coach (right). Image: Inpho James Burke hugs James McCarthy after the 2012 Dublin SFC final (left) and in his current role as Mayo coach (right). Image: Inpho BALLYMUN KICKHAMS HAVE seven players involved in today’s All-Ireland football final. Six of them – James McCarthy, Dean Rock, Philly McMahon, John Small, Paddy Small, and Evan Comerford – will be wearing blue. The seventh is James Burke, who works as coach with Mayo under James Horan.