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Wrong answer :D
realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8571 - 02/03/2018 23:20:36 2081650 Link 0 |
McCarthy. Should've won player of the year. On AOS' performance, he dominated Dublin in the 1st half. Their win was very much down to tactically negating his influence around the middle of the field in the 2nd. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 4982 - 03/03/2018 09:21:51 2081663 Link 0 |
Absolute no brainer here: yes I'm a true and true Kerry man but a true Gael too, and have no problem admitting or admiring certain players from other counties regardless if they are rivals or not, for me McCarthy is the complete or perfect footballer, he can defend, he can attack, he can move, he can field, he can dictate and more to the point he can lead, when Mayo had the Dubs on the roads last year he stepped up made two or three vital possessions two vital runs and one key score, that ability to see danger and step up, make that key telling contribution is a rare commodity that only a handful possesses, for us over the years the likes of Darragh, Seamus, Declan and cooper to a degree had it, McCarthy has is but sadly Aidan Shea doesn't not and goes hiding when Mayo need him the most, the Donegal All Ireland and the recent Dubs Finals come to mind. Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 03/03/2018 11:39:44 2081675 Link 2 |
As much as it would pain me to pick a Dublin player I'd have to pick McCarthy over AO'S realdub, now wheres my sick Bucket :-0
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 03/03/2018 13:11:52 2081689 Link 0 |
Well that's refreshing I have to say. On here posters prefer to go into hiding when it's easier to do than pay a complement to a rival county. Everyone knows it but can't stomach putting it up. Fair play. Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 03/03/2018 13:26:12 2081691 Link 0 |
Thanks but seiously every poster here has to admit that the dubs are good unfortunately for Kerry and the other 30 counties they are the benchmark no they play football the way it should be played, don't shoot Me but I have had no time for the northern style blank ball, Dublin actually mix this perfectly and are exciting to watch. Yes it envious and admittedly I don't like the way Jim Galvin conducts himself but certain players at his disposal if there was a transfer market we'd want them
Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 03/03/2018 14:21:21 2081696 Link 1 |
Sure the Kerry lads are always honest when it comes to Dublin. They just have to throw up after they say it, isn't that right kingdomboy1? :D
realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8571 - 03/03/2018 14:59:45 2081705 Link 0 |
Yeah, Some seem to have a better stomach than others though ;-). Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 03/03/2018 15:28:23 2081710 Link 0 |
My view of AOS is the he's a good player. Not a very good player. jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20589 - 03/03/2018 16:41:36 2081722 Link 0 |
There are many players overrated, the majority belong to the so called better teams , because they are surrounded by good players their failures rarely are acknowledged, as count my medals seems the barometer for greatness they will allways pass the test of greatness, for me they are not great they are lucky, we're there is a ying there's a yang , the game has had some truly great players born very unlucky Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 03/03/2018 17:19:51 2081727 Link 1 |
That's correct realdub :-0 I think the cabin fever is really getting to me now. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 03/03/2018 17:23:15 2081729 Link 0 |
Im not the biggest fan of O Shea but this thread has turned into another way to talk down O Shea by comparing him to players we know who are better players.. tommy132 (Mayo) - Posts: 597 - 03/03/2018 17:28:47 2081730 Link 0 |
And therein lies a tale. Talk on here of Aido playing well for fifty or sixty minutes in the final and then fading away. He holds his own and then some, against arguably some of the greatest players we have seen and then as he's getting tired the Dubs bring on Connolly, McCauley, Brogan etc to drive them home. In the meantime we bring on... well not quite Connolly and Brogan. Comparing him to McCarthy is a little pointless as they are different types of player. Last year without Aido we wouldn't have gotten beyond the first qualifier,we wouldn't have beaten Kerry in the semi and we wouldn't have been within five or six points of the Dubs in the final. McCarthy has a job to do and he does it well but O Shea is expected to do several jobs at the one time and playing against the Dubs it must be like trying to keep the tide from coming in armed only with a bucket. McCarthy is a good player, and any team would be lucky to have him, but personally I wouldn't swop him for O Shea.
Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 03/03/2018 23:16:34 2081775 Link 0 |
The 'greatness', or not, of this/these current Dublin team(s) will NEVER really be known as overall this is a very, very mediocre football era. Furthermore it's NOT a level playing field and they haven't been tested by another side with the same resources put in by Croke Park. Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9688 - 03/03/2018 23:54:14 2081778 Link 1 |
So when can we play the club games so?
hurler101 (Wexford) - Posts: 471 - 04/03/2018 14:28:05 2081800 Link 0 |
I think ronnie and phil are great sports people so if you put hurling skill up with them boys I say thanks for the complement.
hurler101 (Wexford) - Posts: 471 - 04/03/2018 14:34:21 2081802 Link 0 |
I think you could take an average athlete who never played Gaa and train him to lay competitive football in 3 months( he would do ok in most positions) hurler101 (Wexford) - Posts: 471 - 04/03/2018 14:37:21 2081803 Link 0 |
6 months in hurling.
icehonesty (Wexford) - Posts: 2550 - 04/03/2018 14:47:56 2081805 Link 0 |
Our defence and midfield aren't the problem it's our forwards the talk about aiden O'shea not performing is mute as he will be out in the midfield. Sure he could do with holding on to possession a little bit less and bring more players in to play around him but that's a little bit of an improvement. Some of the posters forget that the opposition will make sure he has more than one or two men on him in every game including Dublin it's not going to be easy to make an impact for 80 mins of football but he is still dangerous.
Spoddgy (Mayo) - Posts: 660 - 04/03/2018 15:51:54 2081810 Link 0 |
Christ 3months, maybe in Wexford football you could..
tommy132 (Mayo) - Posts: 597 - 04/03/2018 15:54:52 2081811 Link 0 |