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Enjoyable thread over on my county page. Posters and their playing days. One poster dumptruck1 played in five different counties! wex (Wexford) - Posts: 10 - 15/01/2020 21:07:56 2260086 Link 1 |
I played up the minor, was fairly successful too, we dominated the Duhallow Championship, but we're never good enough to win county, made the final once DuhallowRed (Cork) - Posts: 267 - 16/01/2020 17:23:18 2260268 Link 0 |
I played up til U-21, left the country then for work/life reasons. Was lucky to be an average player in a very good side that won county/Connacht championship medals almost all the way through the grades. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 17/01/2020 10:22:12 2260400 Link 1 |
My dad formed a team in Northampton when he emigrated in 1959. He told me that 90% of lads coming over from Ireland all played county minor! Why? Because you couldn't trace county minor in those days. FootblockREF (Monaghan) - Posts: 563 - 17/01/2020 11:12:21 2260415 Link 2 |
Played for my club at adult level since 1999 until last year. In latter years I've only made cameo appearances when the club needed players due to injuries, suspensions, emigration etc. I might even get roped in at some point this year too, who knows! Be nice to say I've played in 4 different decades! Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9116 - 17/01/2020 11:14:47 2260416 Link 2 |
I started playing senior in or around 2002 I think and played senior this year too but haven't been consistently senior all throughout due to injury, family commitments, lack of interest, lack of form, a couple of seasons playing soccer etc. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13705 - 17/01/2020 12:13:58 2260431 Link 5 |
Agreed. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 17/01/2020 13:58:47 2260454 Link 0 |
Won a county minor and u-21 title before life took over...colleg/work/drink/women....etc etc....like most. Still Involved with club and play junior sometimes ;) yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 17/01/2020 14:52:47 2260466 Link 5 |
You should defo line out for a game this year to get the 4 decades!
MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13705 - 17/01/2020 15:13:37 2260471 Link 3 |
Never thought of that. I'm 51, haven't played in 3 years but would love to get a game in this year which would make it 6 decades!
FootblockREF (Monaghan) - Posts: 563 - 17/01/2020 15:17:38 2260473 Link 1 |
A little bit in secondary and for a little football for Salthill/Knocknacarra right when that team started and the only place we had to train was a boggy field at Knocknacarra Cross. Then a long hiatus before I found myself picking up a hurl again here in Portland, in the US where both codes have found fertile soil, particularly the hurling. The club has one of the better hurling teams in the Pacific Northwest, and is made up almost entirely of Yanks. Some craic. festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 18/01/2020 23:05:13 2260688 Link 2 |
TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 19/01/2020 11:46:00 2260722 Link 2 |
I played with the better half last night. Does that count? OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 19/01/2020 15:13:08 2260764 Link 1 |
We're you on your own ? ;)
catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 19/01/2020 17:50:45 2260821 Link 0 |
We're you on your own ? ;)
catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 19/01/2020 17:50:45 2260822 Link 0 |
Lucky enough to have played club and county since mid 90s - club success at minor- u21-junior- intermediate and senior championships , not so lucky at county level but memories I'll never forget- still pull a helmet on if needed with the juniors - long time looking over the wire . Jab.Lift (Down) - Posts: 143 - 20/01/2020 18:43:08 2261169 Link 2 |
Quite useless. Only ever a Junior B Hurler and even worse in football. However have got huge enjoyment from following the games.
Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4317 - 20/01/2020 21:14:42 2261212 Link 0 |