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That fella ('dub of the year' as he likes refers to himself) is an embarrassment to Dublin Gaa fans. He may do his bit for charity but all of that is regularly cancelled out with the tripe he posts on his twitter and Facebook page.
CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 05/11/2016 16:01:52 1931876 Link 2 |
I wouldn't begrudge any of the players you mentioned. Everyone that was mentioned had terrific years. my problem is with people calling it 'a joke' that a clearly outstanding player won the award as if he wasn't worthy. man marking is a very important aspect of a defenders game even though it seems people now automatically focus on defenders who get forward and stick the odd point over as being better players. without the work Keegan put in for Mayo they may not have got beyond the quarter finals and its right that it should be acknowledged.
SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2386 - 05/11/2016 16:04:54 1931877 Link 1 |
That mayo gaa banter page looks like it is run by the 6th class bully. Very embarrassing stuff a lot of the time.
nextyear (Mayo) - Posts: 60 - 05/11/2016 17:07:24 1931891 Link 2 |
Have to laugh at Dubs crying foul over Keegan winning POTY when they ran a media campaign to have him black carded... Well deserved in my opinion. Some scant consolation, I'm sure he'd swap it to go back and play the second half of the All Ireland final replay. roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 05/11/2016 17:30:59 1931898 Link 1 |
Don't disagree with anything you have said. BUT it is fair to ask the question if your coaching kids & you have a guy as footballer of the year as the icon whose off the ball behaviour is shocking & we have seen him grab lads by the throat & head locks etc & not just against Dublin, is that what we are trying to promote to kids ? Lee is the ultimate footballer, when he plays football. Brian Fenton would have being my choice of the three in this regard.
moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 05/11/2016 18:24:03 1931910 Link 2 |
maybe in the specific seasons there was somebody better than him?...i think keegan was an easy enough choice in the end as we were more the sum of our parts then 1 outstanding performance...which year should gooch have won the award?
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 05/11/2016 19:06:12 1931924 Link 0 |
Any one of 2004, 05 or 06 for me he would have been a deserved winner. Tomas O'Se, Stephen O'Neill or Kieran Donaghy were all worthy winners in each of those years but for me, the finest footballer of the modern era, not to have the title is a tad bizarre. Funnily enough, he won the Texaco footballer of the year in 04 but not the All Star footballer of the year. keithlemon (Australia) - Posts: 920 - 05/11/2016 19:34:01 1931933 Link 0 |
The award is called "Player of the Year". It is not the "Most Sportsmanlike Player" or the "Nicest guy in football" award. He was the outstanding player in this year's championship and he fully deserved it - fair play to you Lee. Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 996 - 05/11/2016 19:52:59 1931938 Link 2 |
Fenton, unlike Keegan, is not given a man marking job, so you're not comparing like with like. To balance out your point, with a couple of minutes to go and Mayo chasing an equaliser in the first game, Kev McLoughlin was sprinting to join the attack when Fenton grabbed him around the neck and dragged him to the ground, behind the refs back. None of those lads are whiter than white when an All Ireland title is on the line. Whelan didn't highlight it on the Sunday Game for some reason. Fenton is a fine player though, as is Lee.
Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 05/11/2016 20:07:00 1931941 Link 2 |
I would agree with your comments and add that pulling and dragging off the ball is not enjoyable to watch and should not never be rewarded
browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 05/11/2016 22:30:30 1931956 Link 1 |
For me no player really stood out on his own this year, Fenton I thought was slightly ahead , but Keegan is a great footballer. I liked his attitude after the final also going over to Connolly. So would have no real issues with him getting it. But there certainly is an element of tokenism . AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 05/11/2016 22:54:35 1931959 Link 0 |
Is the footballer of the year award given out now to a player who has a few good games towards the end of the season? Give me a break. He had a good game against Tyrone and in the dublin final but got deservedly sent off in the replay. Every game he has played he easily could have picked up cards or been sent off in. There are a load more all round footballers who should have won in his place. kevin03 (Tyrone) - Posts: 276 - 06/11/2016 00:26:42 1931976 Link 2 |
Exactly,that the bottom line. We won what mattered. Who cares about individual accolades!
Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 06/11/2016 09:37:22 1931988 Link 0 |
In your opinion there are better players than Lee out there. Your opinion, any more than mine, counts for little at this stage. What matters is that Lee was voted the best player by his peers. We can agree or disagree but either way we will not change the result. Shows how good he was though when he won it without actually winning the All Ireland.
Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 06/11/2016 12:00:23 1932019 Link 0 |
Define a player of the year! Surely it should be the best player over a season in his code. It's very debatable before anything else is discussed that Keelan was the best player. A fine footballer and a super season but was he without question the best? Brianmac78 (Dublin) - Posts: 1168 - 06/11/2016 12:24:50 1932023 Link 1 |
His behaviour is "shocking"? Give me a break. Go and watch a club match. Or better yet, take a look at what defenders on your own county team are doing. This idea that Lee Keegan is some never-before-seen big bad villain and all the guys he marks are whiter than white and would never get embroiled in a wrestle or tussle if not for Keegan is absolute b******* of the highest order.
ZeitChrist (UK) - Posts: 154 - 06/11/2016 12:34:58 1932028 Link 0 |
Two awards really, POTY and he also got Connollys jersey. Lucky boy!! :) TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 06/11/2016 13:48:00 1932044 Link 0 |
1). Yes. 2). You mean the same tactics being employed by defenders up and down the country, including those playing on your own team? ZeitChrist (UK) - Posts: 154 - 06/11/2016 14:14:47 1932057 Link 0 |
He still has him in his pocket
Spoddgy (Mayo) - Posts: 660 - 06/11/2016 14:54:09 1932065 Link 0 |
It would appear that a lot of Dublin posters do.
neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 06/11/2016 15:23:37 1932073 Link 1 |