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Best footballers of my generation (in 20s): 1. Colm Cooper 2. Sean Kavanagh 3. Diarmuid Connolly Monaghansclown (Monaghan) - Posts: 174 - 07/07/2017 10:52:46 2011871 Link
Replying To The_DOC: "Football: - Tie between Ja Fallon 95-2003 and Mikky Donnellan 98-2005 were pretty amazing to watch, game winner but with a class that just stood out on the field of play Hurling: - The original JC, Joe Cooney stands out a bloody mile!" John Connolly was the original JC onlyhurling (Galway) - Posts: 800 - 07/07/2017 11:22:26 2011886 Link
Replying To Monaghansclown: "Best footballers of my generation (in 20s): 1. Colm Cooper 2. Sean Kavanagh 3. Diarmuid Connolly" Is there a reason why some Ulster people refuse to spell Sean Cavanaghs name with a C? tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 07/07/2017 11:50:25 2011894 Link
hurler : sack walsh (wexford) footballer : mattie forde (wexford) perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 07/07/2017 12:04:52 2011906 Link
So hard to choose a footballer even if your just picking from the Kerry lads alone: Maurice Fitz, Moynihan, the three O'Se's, Galvin, Donaghy, Gooch, O'Donoghue - but I'm going to go for Declan O'Sullivan. He's performance in the 'quarter back' role in 2014 Munster final alone was perhaps the best display I've ever witnessed first hand of any Kerry player. My non Kerry choice would be Sean Cavanagh, in his prime around 2008 he was immense. As for hurling, think it would have to be John Mullane with an honorable mention to Shefflin, Tommy Wlash and hell let's face it, probably every member of the Cats team from 2006-2009!!! TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 07/07/2017 12:08:20 2011907 Link
Matt Connor Henry Shefflin browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 07/07/2017 12:12:28 2011908 Link
Best footballers I've seen: 1. Maurice Fitzgerald 2. Sean Cavanagh 3. Conor McManus Green_Gold (Donegal) - Posts: 1874 - 07/07/2017 12:15:00 2011914 Link
Brian Whelahan and DJ Carey Hurling Mattie Forde and Maurice Fitzgerald Football hurlorhurley (Wexford) - Posts: 1660 - 07/07/2017 12:37:21 2011929 Link
Football: The Gooch Hurling: King Henry From my own county I have to give a special mention to the great Paddy Keenan. One of the best to wear the Wee County jersey. OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 07/07/2017 12:41:12 2011931 Link
Peter Canavan Lar Corbett oakleafersir (Derry) - Posts: 808 - 07/07/2017 12:42:43 2011932 Link
As a Galway man i could throw in a few names but the 1 hurler that sticks out in my mind is Brian Whelahan. What he did at full forward in the all Ireland final the day he had flu and hadn't the legs for the half back line.....wow. Consistency, power, strength, balance......it always looked effortless. Loved watching him. Football wise there is many who have had great careers and then there are a few that for a short period of time were unplayable. Loved watching Michael Donnellan between 98 and 01. At full speed he was a joy to watch. Gooch obviously dd it over a long period. Have to say a certain D Connolly seems to be the most gifted. You could argue Canavan, Joyce, Moynihan and lots others. McManus from Monaghan looks special but the joyless brand of football probably doesn't give him the platform he deserves. Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1829 - 07/07/2017 12:54:34 2011941 Link
Seamus Moynihan Brian Lohan Pookie_Monster (Galway) - Posts: 32 - 07/07/2017 12:58:13 2011946 Link
Replying To Cuckoosinging: "David Clifford is the best footballer you have ever saw from what like watching him play in the All Ireland minor final last year and reading a few reports in the paper? You cant have seen too much of him play when your from Westmeath. Ridiculous selection maybe in ten years time he might be but jesus give the young lad a break theres enough pressure on him" David Clifford is top class. There are no rules over who people can/can't pick as far as I know. Pookie_Monster (Galway) - Posts: 32 - 07/07/2017 13:01:08 2011948 Link
Hurling - DJ Carey. Not that I know much about hurling, but everything he did looked effortless. Football - Frank McGuigan I have no issues with people favouring players from their own county (we're all biased), but I have to laugh when I read people from outside Tyrone saying, for instance, that Seán Cavanagh "better" than Canavan. Really, if you seriously believe that, only 2 conclusions follow: - you never saw Peter playing much; or - you know very little about football Big Seán in his pomp was a magnificent footballer, but having watched both men play on countless occasions, I'm sorry, it's not even close. PC on a different planet. And, for me, even PC still behind 'The Bear' - Frank McGuigan - who was for my money the most complete footballer I've ever seen. My late Uncle went to matches for over 70 years and seen them all and he rated Mick O'Connell above any Kerry player since - high praise indeed essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 07/07/2017 13:31:40 2011965 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "Joe Canning - hurling Football is so hard - within Donegal I've obviously seen a lot of football. In terms of scarcely believable skill I'd go for Colm McFadden. Some of the scores I've seen him get for St Michaels over the years have defied physics! Overall I'd have to say Peter Canavan. A truly remarkable player. His son is coming through at minor level now. Definitely a player worth keeping an eye on." DJ Carey - Hurling Peter Canavan - Football Would agree with you there regarding Colm McFadden. Tony Boyle was also something special to watch in the 1990s at club and county. But Canavan was just something else to witness in the flesh. HandballRef (Donegal) - Posts: 520 - 07/07/2017 13:55:57 2011977 Link
john o gorman/ connelly liam dunne/ sheflin Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2842 - 07/07/2017 14:02:24 2011980 Link
Replying To essmac: "Hurling - DJ Carey. Not that I know much about hurling, but everything he did looked effortless. Football - Frank McGuigan I have no issues with people favouring players from their own county (we're all biased), but I have to laugh when I read people from outside Tyrone saying, for instance, that Seán Cavanagh "better" than Canavan. Really, if you seriously believe that, only 2 conclusions follow: - you never saw Peter playing much; or - you know very little about football Big Seán in his pomp was a magnificent footballer, but having watched both men play on countless occasions, I'm sorry, it's not even close. PC on a different planet. And, for me, even PC still behind 'The Bear' - Frank McGuigan - who was for my money the most complete footballer I've ever seen. My late Uncle went to matches for over 70 years and seen them all and he rated Mick O'Connell above any Kerry player since - high praise indeed" Well if your going to be like that, its pretty stupid anyone picking any non-Kerry player then isn't it ;D TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 07/07/2017 14:05:53 2011981 Link
Hurling toss between Eoin Kelly (Tipp) and Joe Canning. Football Colm Cooper. From a Limerick only perspective: hurling - Andrew O'Shaughness when at his peak was the most exciting forward I've seen, Ciaran Carey otherwise. football - Ian Ryan's 3-7 v Meath will live long in the memory and having marked and been roasted by him numerous times in club games he is my pick as the best Limerick footballer I've seen live. McFan88 (Limerick) - Posts: 447 - 07/07/2017 14:51:19 2012004 Link
Slayer by any chance would u also be known a nickname related to a popular breakfast item??? Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 07/07/2017 15:36:35 2012033 Link
well lads for me in hurling it has to be Tommy Walsh They say in sport ,the good lord doesn't give it all to just one man he kinda spreads it around like . But he definetly gave Tommy very close to all of it , if not it all . Just for the sake of argument can anyone tell me what he couldn't do ? Good in the air great man to tackle able to get scores kept his man quiet could still be playing well when things weren't going well around him . yes things started to slip a bit near the end but that's only human . mowinbardown (Meath) - Posts: 8 - 07/07/2017 16:00:55 2012047 Link