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Never heard that Yewtree but it's a good story because like everything else in life the world is nt fair. It's the high profile players that get the cars while the unheralded lose out.
CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3675 - 18/01/2021 15:12:59 2327946 Link 1 |
o'brien had an awful first half in the semi final in 2013, fell asleep for a kerry score at one stage, and was whipped off (possibly even before half time). never really got a lookin after that with the injury etc.
Gavvygavgav (Dublin) - Posts: 382 - 20/01/2021 01:29:41 2328163 Link 0 |
Darroch Mulhall and Tomás ó Connor (Kildare). I remember watching Mulhall a few times and thinking this guy has such class but just seemed to disappear off the Kildare panel very quickly. Tomas ó Connor was a big lad. A brilliant fielder and so strong but another that did nt get the breaks CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3675 - 20/01/2021 11:29:51 2328183 Link 1 |
David Kelly Sligo. He was like the new Gooch for one season. 2012? Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12118 - 20/01/2021 11:59:40 2328190 Link 2 |
David Kelly was outstanding that year...I remember hearig his name time and time again...Sligo had a few over the years, pity they didnt really move up the divisions and we may have seen alot more of these great talents, but such is sport I suppose...
Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 20/01/2021 12:07:33 2328191 Link 0 |
Stephen Bray great Collgeges player along with Shane McCeigue
lefty (Wexford) - Posts: 185 - 20/01/2021 12:46:35 2328197 Link 0 |
Yes Breffni David Kelly was another great player that went early. Actually in 2009 v Kerry he gave Marc ó Sé a right run around in Tralee. Sligo missed a late penalty to win game and Kerry went on to win Sam. Kelly was outstanding that day and Marc ó Sé was substituted. Marc was as good a corner back I've ever seen so that's a tribute to Kelly.
CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3675 - 20/01/2021 13:17:52 2328202 Link 1 |
I think it might have been 2010, they beat Mayo in the Connacht Quarter Final and then Galway after a replay in the semi and lost to Roscommon by a point in the final after they were hot favourites coming into the game but Donie Shine inspired the Rossies to victory. In fairness Sligo had a decent team around that time and should have beaten Kerry the year before. Kelly was a brilliant that year alright but they had some other very good forwards in Adrian Marren, Mark Brehony and Alan Costello who I think was originally from Mayo. I think O'Hara was still around at that time as well. They had decent backs as well Charlie Harrison who I think got an All Star in 2010, Ross Donovan and Johnny Davey were all very good around that time, but that loss seemed to take a lot of them, as Down hammered them in the 4th round of the qualifiers that year.
CartaDubh (Clare) - Posts: 51 - 20/01/2021 15:49:31 2328229 Link 0 |
Yeah, went on to star in Willy Wonka I think.
catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 20/01/2021 16:06:15 2328231 Link 2 |
I'd say he's still raging his goal against England doesn't count
Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12118 - 20/01/2021 17:01:23 2328242 Link 2 |
Yeah they did have a lot of good players but most of them had lengthy enough inter-county careers. Kelly's seemed brief enough. Did he get injuries or just opted out or what happened
Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12118 - 20/01/2021 17:04:54 2328243 Link 1 |
He played in the 2015 Connacht Final, so was around for another few years, but never reached the heights of 2010. What happened to Martin Dunne for ye in Cavan was very good and was a similar type of player as Kelly in that he was small and nippy and fairly accurate when he got the chance.
CartaDubh (Clare) - Posts: 51 - 20/01/2021 20:50:06 2328260 Link 0 |