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A poet of a footballer. Magic, class, art. Reminiscent of Alan Brogan in his prime. A joy to watch. #genius Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 30/07/2017 08:53:42 2025695 Link 2 |
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Agreed a wonderful footballer and very much his own man - a lot of time for him, creative, elegant and full of personality.
arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4895 - 30/07/2017 22:14:43 2026260 Link 0 |
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Yeah enjoyed watching him last night, lovely maverick of a player. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 30/07/2017 23:00:42 2026296 Link 0 |
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Agree, he was great. Could cause Tyrone a lot of problems oakleafersir (Derry) - Posts: 808 - 30/07/2017 23:17:26 2026303 Link 0 |
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He was toying with the Kildare defence at times!! Class act
Lineballref (Louth) - Posts: 30 - 30/07/2017 23:38:52 2026314 Link 0 |
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It was a pleasure to be there and witness his performance last night. The 25 quid was worth it for his performance alone. Exquisite waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 30/07/2017 23:54:34 2026326 Link 0 |
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He's a superb player and his talents deserve the public stage that is Croke Park. He's in the Diarmuid Connolly, Maurice Fitzgerald, Peter Canavan, Colm Cooper bracket of gifted, naturally talented footballers who when they are in the zone are impossible to mark. It's horses for courses but if Armagh had him 10 years ago they would have collected several All Irelands. Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9697 - 31/07/2017 00:14:26 2026335 Link 0 |
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Not many like Jamie playing the game right now! realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8585 - 31/07/2017 00:25:39 2026340 Link 0 |
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Give me a game against the big boys where he dominated and made the difference - he is a nice footballer but no gooch canavan brogan - let's be honest - if he makes the difference against Tyrone on Saturday then I will start believing the hype - but he has never played well against the Red Hands.
IrishGael3 (USA) - Posts: 1092 - 31/07/2017 00:40:31 2026344 Link 0 |
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agreed
bulmccabe (Tyrone) - Posts: 361 - 31/07/2017 01:12:29 2026350 Link 0 |
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The goal he scored against us in Thurles was an absolute peach of a finish. Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 31/07/2017 02:30:46 2026355 Link 0 |
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Completely different style of footballer to Brogan. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5010 - 31/07/2017 07:49:03 2026370 Link 0 |
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He did in omagh 3 years ago
credit_crunch (Armagh) - Posts: 57 - 31/07/2017 09:11:19 2026408 Link 0 |
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I don't get the Brogan comparison either....maybe a little like the Gooch in how he moves around the pitch and makes it look easy. However, the gooch never got much change out of the Tyrone blanket. Maybe Clarke might but I am not sure. seanfinn (Monaghan) - Posts: 360 - 31/07/2017 09:52:19 2026447 Link 0 |
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Ok the game where Jamie scored 1 from play and was pretty much anonymous, Tyrone played most of second half without Mattie Donnelly getting a second yellow and Armagh starting a melee early in game like they did against Cavan I believe - so Jamie wasn't the reason Armagh won that game Tony Kernan scored more? I remember a young Jamie who apparently was on top of his game playing against Conor Gormley who was pretty much hanging together with medical tape and almost retired - that day there was only one winner and it wasn't Jamie. But getting back to point - he is a good player and needs to be watched not a great player. Armagh however need to look to other players to step up because Tyrone will ensure he is marked tightly - perhaps they could keep off another melee and I say that seriously - anything to disrupt Tyrone.
IrishGael3 (USA) - Posts: 1092 - 31/07/2017 10:11:19 2026468 Link 0 |
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The thing is the Armagh team Clarke has been playing in is nowhere near as strong as the Dublin teams of Brogan or Kerry of the Gooch. Supply and having other quality forwards to occupy defenders helps any forward. Also I was in Omagh 3 years ago when Armagh beat Tyrone in the championship and Jamie had a very good game. ArmaghAndProud (Armagh) - Posts: 32 - 31/07/2017 10:13:08 2026470 Link 0 |
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drivil. Tyrone have no one to man mark Jamie Clarke and stand toe to toe with him, Tyrone will do what they alwyas do, disrupt, jersey pull, dive and constantly mouth off. Both Kildare andArmagh played football and this resulted in a great game of football, lets see what happens next week.
Tom1916 (Armagh) - Posts: 2001 - 31/07/2017 10:18:20 2026474 Link 2 |
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Great performance from Jamie at the weekend, he is such a lovely player to watch, reminds me of Gooch more than anybody else. He is one of those forwards who has been playing in the wrong era, it is just so difficult for corner forwards against packed defences these days. You have to remember he has been playing on an Armagh team that has not been strong over the past 5/6 years, they look to be on an upward curve now and hopefully we get to see more of Jamie in big matches. Green_Gold (Donegal) - Posts: 1873 - 31/07/2017 10:42:16 2026497 Link 0 |
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LOL your very confident lad I think Armagh have played tyrone 3 times under mc geeney won 2 lost 1 and drew 1. Armagh v tyrone is a rival no question tyrone is favorite... Jamie isnt just a scorer for us he sets everything up too... He runs flat out hes in defense he roams just your to bitter to take your tinted glasses to see it. He has the most natural ability on display this saturday between Armagh and Tyrone even if we dont win. Write us off at your peril suits us best that way
credit_crunch (Armagh) - Posts: 57 - 31/07/2017 10:50:13 2026502 Link 0 |
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Not too sure of your point and the general reaction to my opinion on Clarke. If you read my threads I was counteracting many posts that Kildare were unlucky in last game saying that Armagh were superior in every department - so I don't have an anti-Armagh agenda at all - far from it - the more Ulster teams that challenge the Kerry Dub duopoly the better. My opinion is that Clarke is not one of the best forwards to play the game and I challenge you to tell me otherwise - he hasn't done anything for Armagh against the bigger teams when it counts and is frequently marked out of it when he does play against them. Many counties have nice players like Jamie - case being Galway and we saw what happened to them yesterday against Kerry who played really poorly. What he does for Cross in club doesn't count because you're not up against the calibre you get at county. Now if he dictates the game at weekend and wins it for Armagh then I will be happy to take my hat off to him. Canavan carried Tyrone for many years before the successful noughties and took them to an AI final as did Marty Clarke for Down - so talking about Jamie not playing for brilliant teams isn't a great argument!
IrishGael3 (USA) - Posts: 1092 - 31/07/2017 11:49:51 2026554 Link 0 |