this is funny.
Who is the roc?

pdempsey (Mayo) - Posts: 1313 - 01/10/2015 15:39:07    1794791

Clondalkin, Stephen bray destroyed him. He should have been taken off. Jason Doherty, barely out of u-21 and famed 'non scoring forward' gave him the run around in 2012 also. If he was that good, he wouldn't need cian o'sullivan in front of him...

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 01/10/2015 15:46:01    1794795

No they didn't stop talking rubbish Master.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 01/10/2015 15:57:26    1794800

What are you talking about you mad thing Cian is our centre back where else should he go then? Every team has a centre back Master

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 01/10/2015 15:59:32    1794802

Royaldunne where the F*** are ya. Your country needs you. You know you want to

mhunicean_abu (Monaghan) - Posts: 1044 - 01/10/2015 16:21:12    1794821

Yes they did.

On the topic of O'Sullivan. No he is actually your sweeper. He hangs back to double up on O'Carroll's man if the ball is coming to him, leaving his own man to be picked up elsewhere.

Great fullbacks of the past never needed that help. Darren Fay, Seamus Moynihan, proper fullbacks

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 01/10/2015 16:29:53    1794826

benched
County: Tyrone
Posts: 184

Is being 25 seen as being an achievement nowadays?

If it is then I'm happy to be overachieving.

if_in_doubt (Kildare) - Posts: 3685 - 01/10/2015 16:40:16    1794829

Sweet Jayzus. If SamOnErrigal is awake he will have an absolute field day on this. He has nothing but bad things to say about the ROC, especially on his hand waving at the 14 and having his back to play. Thinks this is very bad sportsmanship.

For what it's worth, ROC - a serous player. Up there with Paddy Christie and the Doc in terms of great full backs from the capital.

Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 01/10/2015 16:54:41    1794841

Yes, I think Rory O'Carroll is a great full back. It was a problem position for Dublin for years until Rory O'Carroll's arrival. I think it took Rory O Carroll's return in order for Dublin to overcome Mayo. Dublin missed him in a big way, when he had to go off injured after 3 minutes in the drawn Dublin v Mayo game. He is a steadying force in the Dublin defense. ROC is a natural full back. I think it was the arrival of Rory O'Carroll and Michael Darragh McAuley that transformed Dublin from a losing team to an All-Ireland winning team. It certainly is a very impressive number of medals he has won at such a young age. I am sure he and others in the Dublin team are now in with a great chance of equaling Brian Mullins, Anton O'Toole and Mattie McDonagh (Galway) being the only non Kerry players that have won four senior All-Ireland medals in the last ninety years.

fainleog (Limerick) - Posts: 598 - 01/10/2015 16:59:30    1794842

Yet another ridiculous thread started by a member of the cohort of ncreasingly delirious Dubs who post on this forum . Yea 6 All Star nominations is impressive . The truly great John O Keeffe has 6 All Ireland medals .A little more significant than All Star nominations wouldn't you agree? O Keeffe is the best full back I have ever seen. Now Clondalkin, can you and Wayne and liamfromwalkinstown just calm down a little ? It really is getting embarrassing at this stage .

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6031 - 01/10/2015 17:11:21    1794846

Ah sure he only has 3 All irelands won..get back to me when he has 5 or 6 under his belt and you may get my approval then -)

KY4SAM2015 (Kerry) - Posts: 898 - 01/10/2015 17:16:03    1794851

Greengrass - John O'Keeffe has won seven All-Ireland medals, he won his 1st in 1969 as a sub at 18 years of age, he won medals as a player in 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980 & 1981.

fainleog (Limerick) - Posts: 598 - 01/10/2015 17:56:27    1794876

KY4SAM2015
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Ah sure he only has 3 All irelands won..get back to me when he has 5 or 6 under his belt and you may get my approval then -)

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Don't speak too soon! He has another 9 years or so left in the blue. :)

Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 01/10/2015 18:10:36    1794879

Forget the awards and medals all you have to do is watch him play to know just how good he is...and he is good. The best in the country easily.
Keep them dublin player threads coming Clondalkin they all deserve one :)

Floops (Dublin) - Posts: 1623 - 01/10/2015 18:14:45    1794881

Just notice it's The ROC's 6 all star nomination in 6 years that's unbelievable from a player playing in the hardest position in GAA and still only 25 years old , he's come up against all the greats no matter what size big or small fast or slow The Roc holds his own against them all and has now established himself as the greatest full back in gaa history. I don't think anyone can argue with this fact now.

if no one cab argue with this 'fact' then why start a thread on it? Is it insecurity or have you just gone fishing?

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2386 - 01/10/2015 19:18:47    1794912

01/10/2015 16:29:53
TheMaster
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Yes they did.

On the topic of O'Sullivan. No he is actually your sweeper. He hangs back to double up on O'Carroll's man if the ball is coming to him, leaving his own man to be picked up elsewhere.

Great fullbacks of the past never needed that help. Darren Fay, Seamus Moynihan, proper fullbacks

No they didn't.

So when The Roc went off was Cian still sweeping against Mayo?

Cian only plays that roll if the opposition drop players back so that frees him up and let's our wing back bomb forward and he covers not to protect The Roc if a team goes man on man so will we so he's picked first and foremost as a centre back.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 01/10/2015 19:55:45    1794919

Thanks Fainleog . That might shame some of the delusional Dublin posters on this forum in to copping themselves on .

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6031 - 01/10/2015 20:35:37    1794933

The day of the top full-back is over. Full-backs today have at least one other back to help him out (two if they are marking O'Shea). O'Carroll is a decent player but would struggle to handle any good full-forward on his own. The last good full-back I remember seeing was the Owens fellow for Fermanagh when they made the semi-finals about ten years ago.

neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 01/10/2015 20:35:58    1794934

He's handle them all on his own from Declan O Sullivan to Steven McDonnell no problem to The Roc.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 01/10/2015 20:57:43    1794946

Greengrass - I did not intend it like that, in all fairness Dublin Posters have every right to celebrate their success. Dublin are great for Gaelic Football and Gaelic Football is thriving at the moment. Even as a Kerryman, greengrass, you will have to agree that a good Dublin team is great for football. I think the best approach for teams who have aspirations of winning Sam next year is to give Dublin full credit for their success and recognise them as a great team who have won three All-Irelands in five years and three National Leagues in a row, otherwise they will only be trying to win more All-Irelands. It is best to leave Dublin celebrate and wait in the long grass.

fainleog (Limerick) - Posts: 598 - 01/10/2015 21:13:54    1794955