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The Best Football Midfield Pairing In The Country?

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I see the Carlow manager talking up his midfield pairing of the two Murphy's, Brendan and Sean. A formidable combination and probably the best after Dublin in Leinster. Who has the best in the country for you? ISupposeSoSheehan (Meath) - Posts: 86 - 14/03/2018 15:32:41 2084569 Link
Brian Fenton and himself. Motte (Cork) - Posts: 48 - 14/03/2018 16:01:07 2084574 Link
Not exactly a pairing as such, but when Mayo have the two O'Shea's and Parsons in the middle for kick outs it's fairly formidable. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13709 - 14/03/2018 16:01:25 2084575 Link
Replying To ISupposeSoSheehan: "I see the Carlow manager talking up his midfield pairing of the two Murphy's, Brendan and Sean. A formidable combination and probably the best after Dublin in Leinster. Who has the best in the country for you?" Our best midfielder mark O'Connor is in Oz :-( If he were home himself and jack Barry would be the best midfield in Ireland. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 14/03/2018 16:03:25 2084576 Link
Replying To KingdomBoy1: "Our best midfielder mark O'Connor is in Oz :-( If he were home himself and jack Barry would be the best midfield in Ireland." If you want bring lads home from Oz. Tipp could bring O'Riordan back and him and O'Brien would be better in my eyes than that Kerry pair Cuckoosinging (Roscommon) - Posts: 992 - 14/03/2018 16:14:13 2084579 Link
Replying To rebelrouser: "Brian Fenton and himself." McCarthy is better than Fenton. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 14/03/2018 16:39:43 2084586 Link
Replying To Cuckoosinging: "If you want bring lads home from Oz. Tipp could bring O'Riordan back and him and O'Brien would be better in my eyes than that Kerry pair" Nah mark and jack would be too good for them cuckoo , mark o'connor Is lethal. Young jack Kennedy looks like he's going to be a good midfielder for tipp. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 14/03/2018 16:45:13 2084589 Link
Replying To cavanman47: "McCarthy is better than Fenton." Not in midfield. Motte (Cork) - Posts: 48 - 14/03/2018 17:30:38 2084599 Link
Replying To rebelrouser: "Not in midfield." Well he played midfield last year and was Dublin's best player. They were beaten in midfield by Mayo in the 1st half of the all ireland until McCarthy was moved back there and he went on to get man of the match. Fenton is a fine player but I've yet to see him turn the tide for them in a big game. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 14/03/2018 19:42:50 2084627 Link
Replying To cavanman47: "Well he played midfield last year and was Dublin's best player. They were beaten in midfield by Mayo in the 1st half of the all ireland until McCarthy was moved back there and he went on to get man of the match. Fenton is a fine player but I've yet to see him turn the tide for them in a big game." You must not have been watching Fenton much in the last few yrs in my opinion he's the best footballer in the country at the moment. Mc Carty wasn't just moved to midfield for the second half he was midfield for most of last season. dubarra (Wicklow) - Posts: 541 - 14/03/2018 20:32:08 2084633 Link
The 2 O Sheas for Mayo by far the best , but Rochford wont play them together there culmore (None) - Posts: 1398 - 14/03/2018 21:05:33 2084638 Link
Not pacey enough realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 14/03/2018 22:22:31 2084654 Link
Karl O'Connell & Kieran Hughes greysoil (Monaghan) - Posts: 965 - 14/03/2018 22:45:18 2084657 Link
Replying To cavanman47: "Well he played midfield last year and was Dublin's best player. They were beaten in midfield by Mayo in the 1st half of the all ireland until McCarthy was moved back there and he went on to get man of the match. Fenton is a fine player but I've yet to see him turn the tide for them in a big game." That's because the tide is never against them. Fenton is the best midfielder and probably player in the country right now. I'd take him and McCarthy or whoever Dublin want to pair with him as my first choice midfield in the country. Fenton has a massive career in front of him. kildare73 (Kildare) - Posts: 854 - 14/03/2018 23:41:04 2084668 Link
Replying To dubarra: "You must not have been watching Fenton much in the last few yrs in my opinion he's the best footballer in the country at the moment. Mc Carty wasn't just moved to midfield for the second half he was midfield for most of last season." I know he was. . .but was moved to wing back when Jack got injured and Mayo got completely on top of Dublin. When McCarthy was moved back to midfield, Dublin got on top again. That's my point. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 15/03/2018 10:21:25 2084699 Link
Replying To kildare73: "That's because the tide is never against them. Fenton is the best midfielder and probably player in the country right now. I'd take him and McCarthy or whoever Dublin want to pair with him as my first choice midfield in the country. Fenton has a massive career in front of him." It was against them in last year's final until McCarthy was moved back to MF. It was against them in the 2016 replay until Kilkenny moved to MF. I'm not knocking Fenton, he's a fine player (and I agree, they're the best midfield pairing in the country), but I just think James McCarthy is the better player, and the better midfielder. Fenton may well go on to overtake him but right now I wouldn't say that he has. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 15/03/2018 10:24:28 2084701 Link
Replying To culmore: "The 2 O Sheas for Mayo by far the best , but Rochford wont play them together there" One paced Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1829 - 15/03/2018 13:25:17 2084731 Link
Our midfielders are up there but not the best at the minute, they are getting there though. O'Brien and Casey both have Sigerson medals and O'Brien has hit the ground running after two years with the hurlers. Jack Kennedy and Hannigan are strong backup options too. If you could convince Acheson and O'Riordan to come back (unlikely) we would have an embarrassment of riches at midfield. Fenton must be the best midfielder right now and if you put McCarthy in there with him like last year they'd have to be the best as McCarthy was the 2nd best footballer last year's championship after Moran. The Tyrone boys are up their too, Obviously Mayo and Kerry etc. Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 15/03/2018 13:53:59 2084736 Link
Replying To culmore: "The 2 O Sheas for Mayo by far the best , but Rochford wont play them together there" Oh dear God never say that again dave1988 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1057 - 15/03/2018 14:08:54 2084740 Link
Replying To cavanman47: "I know he was. . .but was moved to wing back when Jack got injured and Mayo got completely on top of Dublin. When McCarthy was moved back to midfield, Dublin got on top again. That's my point." At which point Seamus O'Shea had been taken off neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 15/03/2018 17:01:46 2084774 Link