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Replying To footballingman: "Sorry Got Milk but you're clearly wrong here. That goal was voted goal of the 90s and voted no.1 in TG4's 100 greatest football goals. It was a thrilling, unbelievable end to a saga that gripped the nation.....not just Dublin and Meath.
As others have pointed out, the last game was broadcast live on a Saturday, the first time ever that was done in GAA history. The saga took in over one million pounds for the leinster council, an extraordinary amount for that time.
Whenever Irish sports people are asked about great sporting memories, many from various codes bring up that goal and indeed Jimmy Magee included it in his DVD some years back of his top 20 sporting memories.
Iconic doesn't have to mean a score that won an All-Ireland, iconic means a classic moment that evryone remembers and recalls when great scores are mentioned. It is without doubt one of the most if not the most iconic score in Gaelic Football History.....no debate.
It was also a great goal, worked from Meath's own endline the whole way up the field through various players at the end of 4 games, 2 of which had extra time, when the players were barely standing from exhaustion.
Also I'm a Westmeath man saying that so you can't say I'm being biased either." I'm sorry but for me it's not the most iconic score of all time. I appreciate where you coming from but for it to be a truly iconic score it has to mean something of value or it has to be a catalyst for something.
gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 25/11/2016 14:18:17
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Replying To gotmilk: "I'm sorry but for me it's not the most iconic score of all time. I appreciate where you coming from but for it to be a truly iconic score it has to mean something of value or it has to be a catalyst for something." I felt bad people giving you grief earlier but you actually are embarrassing yourself.
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Replying To footballingman: "I felt bad people giving you grief earlier but you actually are embarrassing yourself." I'll put it to you this way. What's the most iconic goal zidane ever scored? It's the goal in the champions league final vs Leverkusen. Is it his best? No but it's iconic because of what it won.
I'm not looking for anyone's sympathy but for me it's not the most iconic score of all time. Darby goal is without doubt the most iconic goal ever scored.
gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 25/11/2016 14:43:27
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Replying To blueman1903: "Damien Reilly's hooked point in 1992 against Donegal in breiffni park in the ulster championship, you can see it on YouTube, one of the best." Yeah, I was actually struggling to think of a Cavan one - had Jayo's goal in 97 but not much else - but that was a cracking point!
cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5016 - 25/11/2016 14:54:54
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Replying To footballingman: "Sorry Got Milk but you're clearly wrong here. That goal was voted goal of the 90s and voted no.1 in TG4's 100 greatest football goals. It was a thrilling, unbelievable end to a saga that gripped the nation.....not just Dublin and Meath.
As others have pointed out, the last game was broadcast live on a Saturday, the first time ever that was done in GAA history. The saga took in over one million pounds for the leinster council, an extraordinary amount for that time.
Whenever Irish sports people are asked about great sporting memories, many from various codes bring up that goal and indeed Jimmy Magee included it in his DVD some years back of his top 20 sporting memories.
Iconic doesn't have to mean a score that won an All-Ireland, iconic means a classic moment that evryone remembers and recalls when great scores are mentioned. It is without doubt one of the most if not the most iconic score in Gaelic Football History.....no debate.
It was also a great goal, worked from Meath's own endline the whole way up the field through various players at the end of 4 games, 2 of which had extra time, when the players were barely standing from exhaustion.
Also I'm a Westmeath man saying that so you can't say I'm being biased either." Well said.. The neutral view.
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Replying To footballingman: "I felt bad people giving you grief earlier but you actually are embarrassing yourself." It comes with the territory , I'm afraid,
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 25/11/2016 14:58:26
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Replying To gotmilk: "No different to a soccer side getting clapped off. E.g. Ireland at this euros after France game.
Also I think you will see a number of people agree with me. I don't think it is the most iconic score of all time as you suggested it was. Yes it probably is iconic but I wouldn't say one of the most iconic scores of all time. It's an opinion and I have given my reasons for it. It was a goal to win a first round game. Nothing more nothing less." Look when your in a hole stop digging, its gone beyond embarrassing yourself at this stage, you just look childish and immature, like a toddler saying something is white when its clearly black.
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 25/11/2016 15:02:34
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Seems like you're not allowed to have your own opinion gotmilk.
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Replying To royaldunne: "Look when your in a hole stop digging, its gone beyond embarrassing yourself at this stage, you just look childish and immature, like a toddler saying something is white when its clearly black." You haven't given one reason why it's the most iconic score. You keep referencing a public vote or else talking about Fermanagh.
I have given my reasons, not asking you to agree with them. But for me it's not one the all time national iconic scores.
gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 25/11/2016 15:26:39
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Replying To m_the_d: "Seems like you're not allowed to have your own opinion gotmilk." I'll need to run all future opinions I have past rd to make sure they are ok.
gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 25/11/2016 15:27:22
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I'm with gotmilk on this one. Foley's goal was great one for the Meathmen and was a great moment for them but they didn't complete the job that year and getting to the next round of the provincial championship is not a newsworthy event (in my book) so as far as nationwide goes it's not up there for me with the GREATEST goal of all time which was Seamus Darby '82. He pulled of one of the impossible feats by actually silencing 40,000 Kerrymen. I remember well the shocked faces and open mouths beside me on Hill 16 as the ball flew into the net...I doubt it'll ever happen again.
Hurling-wise for me it's got to be Ciaran Carey against Clare in '96. It was just a shame that Clare had to wait a year to get back to the All-Ireland.
PolicemanFox (Monaghan) - Posts: 158 - 25/11/2016 15:41:32
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All goals are considered great, maybe even iconic (what a strange word to use) , by the supporters of the team that scored. In my opinion Mulligan''s goal tops the lot. Foley''s score was a wonderful team goal, the sort you might expect from the present Dublin team. Lowry''s goal answered the prayers of all non-Kerry supporters in the country but I feel it will always be tainted by the 'suggestion' that he nudged the corner-back in the back to get possession.
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Replying To PolicemanFox: "I'm with gotmilk on this one. Foley's goal was great one for the Meathmen and was a great moment for them but they didn't complete the job that year and getting to the next round of the provincial championship is not a newsworthy event (in my book) so as far as nationwide goes it's not up there for me with the GREATEST goal of all time which was Seamus Darby '82. He pulled of one of the impossible feats by actually silencing 40,000 Kerrymen. I remember well the shocked faces and open mouths beside me on Hill 16 as the ball flew into the net...I doubt it'll ever happen again.
Hurling-wise for me it's got to be Ciaran Carey against Clare in '96. It was just a shame that Clare had to wait a year to get back to the All-Ireland." Again who said anything about greatest goals? I even said as others did it wasn't a great score skill Wise. However this is not greatest goals of all time as if it were neither fokeys not darbys (push on back should've been free out) were great goals. The greatest goal I have seen was in O'Byrne cup ,
What we are talking about is iconic SCORES. And in that category it certainly is, unless we bring everything down to only in all ire finals, which is just gibberish spouted by a bitter teenager. Or we take every score on its merit. I am not asked to spell out why event was ranked number 1 in a public vote as the greatest moment in gaa history, not football but gaa, or made it to top 5 in greatest IRISH sporting moments, but sure you and gm know better than anyone else.
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 25/11/2016 16:08:10
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Replying To neverright: "All goals are considered great, maybe even iconic (what a strange word to use) , by the supporters of the team that scored. In my opinion Mulligan''s goal tops the lot. Foley''s score was a wonderful team goal, the sort you might expect from the present Dublin team. Lowry''s goal answered the prayers of all non-Kerry supporters in the country but I feel it will always be tainted by the 'suggestion' that he nudged the corner-back in the back to get possession." He didn't nudge anybody... it was seamus Darby
Awwwwnow (Cavan) - Posts: 1050 - 25/11/2016 16:17:35
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Foley's goal was definitely for me, the greatest team goal I've seen. The passing and movement was top quality after 4 epic games, against a Dublin team who'd knock on the door with many of that team until they lifted Sam in '95. But surely Jinksy Beggy's winning point was more iconic that day ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4H_B4X_i6I
And Brendan Reilly's winning point in '96 is more iconic than either of those scores. But D'arcy's goal wasn't great, not the most skilful, a peach of a finish but surely the most iconic goal in Gaelic football.
In hurling this is not an iconic goal, but it's a great one. There wasn't a TV camera in '83 that could properly catch the speed at which Jimmy Barry buried the sliotar in the Galway net, described by the great Michael O'Hehir. Life's too short to be arguing about most skilful v greatest v most iconic when you could be youtubing moments of GAA magic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZIATug2wF4
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7360 - 25/11/2016 16:18:06
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Darby !
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7360 - 25/11/2016 16:20:43
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Replying To PolicemanFox: "I'm with gotmilk on this one. Foley's goal was great one for the Meathmen and was a great moment for them but they didn't complete the job that year and getting to the next round of the provincial championship is not a newsworthy event (in my book) so as far as nationwide goes it's not up there for me with the GREATEST goal of all time which was Seamus Darby '82. He pulled of one of the impossible feats by actually silencing 40,000 Kerrymen. I remember well the shocked faces and open mouths beside me on Hill 16 as the ball flew into the net...I doubt it'll ever happen again.
Hurling-wise for me it's got to be Ciaran Carey against Clare in '96. It was just a shame that Clare had to wait a year to get back to the All-Ireland." Howde PC Fox, there were a few open gobs and shocked faces on Kerrymen on the Hill in 2011 too not to mention any of them since then ; - )
Darby's goal will always stand out as one of those memorable GAA moments no matter where you're from.
Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 25/11/2016 16:42:14
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Replying To neverright: "All goals are considered great, maybe even iconic (what a strange word to use) , by the supporters of the team that scored. In my opinion Mulligan''s goal tops the lot. Foley''s score was a wonderful team goal, the sort you might expect from the present Dublin team. Lowry''s goal answered the prayers of all non-Kerry supporters in the country but I feel it will always be tainted by the 'suggestion' that he nudged the corner-back in the back to get possession." Lowry? Don't you mean Darby? Seamus Darby?
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pxfZef0bNVU
Now remember this started in corner of canel end, and ended up in dubs net.
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 25/11/2016 16:54:53
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I'm not old enough to remember Foley's goal, I needed to look it up.
Darby's goal I wasn't even born for I knew instantly. A goal to deny Kerry 5 in a row in my opinion is the most iconic. The hint of a foul probably adds to it.
It's maybe a bit of an Ulster Leinster thing that the Ulster lads don't have the same feelings for the goal as the Leinster guys have.
I'd have Johnny McGurk's point versus Dublin as a real iconic score, again I wasn't really old enough to remember it but still knew it better than Foley's goal.
Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4236 - 25/11/2016 17:03:33
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