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Paul Flynn Retires!

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Replying To Oak_Leafer: "I would say he was the best wing forward in the country from 2011 to 2017 . He had an incredible level of consistency . Forget what year it was but he had a few bad games by his high standards but delivered when it mattered most in the All Ireland final ." 2015 ConnollyDub (Dublin) - Posts: 2007 - 01/05/2019 14:16:31 2181275 Link
much bigger news is the injury to peter crowley . flynn is a g p a official he wont want for anything . crowley is a huge loss to kerry mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1804 - 01/05/2019 14:43:34 2181283 Link
Best of luck Paul, an all-time great at this stage. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 01/05/2019 14:52:32 2181284 Link
Great footballer and an even greater guy.. Thanks Paul, All the best. waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 01/05/2019 15:32:47 2181294 Link
Replying To KingdomBoy1: "Excellent athlete and I wish him well on his retirement." Excellent footballer. fingalman (Dublin) - Posts: 233 - 01/05/2019 16:28:21 2181306 Link
Replying To KingdomBoy1: "Excellent athlete and I wish him well on his retirement." "Excellent athlete" Poor attempt to wind up Dublin supporters. Who have Kerry got wing forward Mikey Geaney? Poor mans Paul Flynn gaelicgab (USA) - Posts: 878 - 01/05/2019 17:13:50 2181313 Link
My favourite Dubs player of this generation... absolute class! Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 01/05/2019 18:24:37 2181324 Link
Absolutely brilliant player. Done it all. A great of the modern game. seanie_boy (Tyrone) - Posts: 4235 - 02/05/2019 06:32:04 2181366 Link
Hardly an all time great......a good player playing in one of the all time great teams. southmeathgael (Meath) - Posts: 890 - 02/05/2019 07:21:32 2181368 Link
What a player. Played in one of the greatest half forward lines of the era. A beast on the pitch, a great point taker and, most importantly, a great fella. Met him in PP just before he got his first all-star and told him that he was bound to get one. Typical of him he shrugged it off with an "ah I doubt it". Difficult to replace that type of player but I see shades of Paul in Brian Howard so who knows. All the best Flynner. Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 02/05/2019 09:05:42 2181381 Link
From a Dublin perspective, for four seasons from about 2011 through to 2014, he was immense. His level of consistency and work rate was phenomenal. His point taking from distance was breathtaking at times as well as his range of passing. A great fielder of the ball as well. He still put in some great performances post 2014, most notably the All-Ireland final in 2015, but injuries were beginning to catch up I think. It's a pity that he has gone at only 32 but he has had a wonderful career and hopefully he has a good few years left in him for Fingallians. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13711 - 02/05/2019 11:23:05 2181410 Link
Paul Retires at the top. Has any player made so much from the Game in its history? WunderBar (Galway) - Posts: 290 - 02/05/2019 12:05:57 2181416 Link
Replying To WunderBar: "Paul Retires at the top. Has any player made so much from the Game in its history?" Financially. WunderBar (Galway) - Posts: 290 - 02/05/2019 13:26:24 2181436 Link
Replying To gaelicgab: ""Excellent athlete" Poor attempt to wind up Dublin supporters. Who have Kerry got wing forward Mikey Geaney? Poor mans Paul Flynn" I'd say you're the one trying to do the winding kid, I took time out of my busy day to come on here and wish the man well in his retirement and you start on about Mikey Geaney! Granted Mikey wouldn't be as athletic as Flynn but when it comes to football skills Mikey would be better IMO . Mikey has been cursed with injuries during his intercounty career but when he's fit there is nobody that can unlock a defense like him in the country. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 02/05/2019 13:30:05 2181437 Link
always liked flynno. surprised he didn't hang about to attempt the 5 in a row? best of luck in your retirement! MalsBalls (Monaghan) - Posts: 181 - 02/05/2019 13:50:01 2181441 Link
Replying To KingdomBoy1: "I'd say you're the one trying to do the winding kid, I took time out of my busy day to come on here and wish the man well in his retirement and you start on about Mikey Geaney! Granted Mikey wouldn't be as athletic as Flynn but when it comes to football skills Mikey would be better IMO . Mikey has been cursed with injuries during his intercounty career but when he's fit there is nobody that can unlock a defense like him in the country." Joke post of the day. Geaney not fit to lace Flynn's boots. fingalman (Dublin) - Posts: 233 - 02/05/2019 14:53:09 2181467 Link
Replying To fingalman: "Joke post of the day. Geaney not fit to lace Flynn's boots." That's your opinion and you're untitled to that but I disagree with you. Would Paul Flynn have won what he did had he played more games outside crokepark? I doubt it very much, KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 02/05/2019 15:37:24 2181476 Link
Replying To KingdomBoy1: "I'd say you're the one trying to do the winding kid, I took time out of my busy day to come on here and wish the man well in his retirement and you start on about Mikey Geaney! Granted Mikey wouldn't be as athletic as Flynn but when it comes to football skills Mikey would be better IMO . Mikey has been cursed with injuries during his intercounty career but when he's fit there is nobody that can unlock a defense like him in the country." Sure thats why he retired at 32, to have one more shot at the Olympics! realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 02/05/2019 15:48:00 2181479 Link
Replying To realdub: "Sure thats why he retired at 32, to have one more shot at the Olympics!" That's why we're called the Gaelic athletic association realdub. Athletics was a big part of the GAA back in the early days of the association and Dublin are putting the athletic back in the GAA. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 02/05/2019 16:23:53 2181485 Link
Replying To KingdomBoy1: "That's your opinion and you're untitled to that but I disagree with you. Would Paul Flynn have won what he did had he played more games outside crokepark? I doubt it very much," Hmmm let me see now...a quick Google search reveals Paul Flynn scored 3-33 to Geaneys 6 points in their respective careers. Leaving aside that however Flynn got 4 consecutive all stars to Geaneys none. Rightfully so. I suspect you're alone in your thinking on this one. As the old saying goes....people will see you walk on water & say its cos you can't swim. This begrudgery & mean spiritness is rife amongst a sizable portion of the Kerry supporters on this forum. lilylanger (Kildare) - Posts: 758 - 02/05/2019 16:34:52 2181486 Link