THE GAZZA.......... from westmeath

teebear (Westmeath) - Posts: 48 - 17/11/2008 23:50:03    143616

Tomas O Se has to be there or thereabouts.... Or that blondly lad from Mayo... with the lovely plaits. God they were nate.

3inarow2008 (Kerry) - Posts: 204 - 18/11/2008 04:00:33    143649

finglas full ba
County: All
Posts: 74

143490 thomas clarke

go and have a look on youtube of dublin v tyrone in toronto and have a look at peter canavans reaction to a little slap he got of one of the dubs,mick galvin i think it was,great player was canavan but hard me backside
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Yes, a very brave action alright by the much older Galvin on a 19 year old.

Canavan was hard as nails. I remember Larry Tompkins (another very hard man) describing him as being 'as brave as a lion', and he was right. Hard to imagine any footballer taking so much abuse, although I will admit that he gave plenty himself at both club and county level.

Thomas Clarke (Tyrone) - Posts: 1002 - 18/11/2008 09:15:29    143689

Cuchullain?

icehonesty (Wexford) - Posts: 2581 - 18/11/2008 10:00:19    143720

Aye the Bould Silvie, I heard the he wonce made Chuck Norris cry like a little girl.

Another legendary tough nut was john power.

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 18/11/2008 10:18:53    143733

Tim Crowley was another tough nut! I have memories of him bursting out of defence with hurleys breaking off him! I wonder what he makes of the lads that succeeded him!

JayoCluxton (Dublin) - Posts: 2688 - 18/11/2008 10:39:26    143754

paul cocoman from westmeath
otherwise known as the gazza

daWARRIORS (Westmeath) - Posts: 26 - 18/11/2008 11:26:54    143802

Francie Bellew, Damien Burke and Matthew Clancy. The fact that the latter two are ridiculously undertalented is irrelevant! :)

Milky (None) - Posts: 98 - 18/11/2008 11:31:03    143804

Brian Mullins or Paudie O'Shea from what I have seen on TV. From games at Tomás O Shea.

DeiseLad (Waterford) - Posts: 114 - 18/11/2008 11:49:00    143824

Mick Lyons, Brian Mullins or Mick Holden (animal) were the toughest I've seen.

Beacaire Gorm (Dublin) - Posts: 597 - 18/11/2008 11:52:33    143828

Martin Gavigan

JohnBob (Donegal) - Posts: 43 - 18/11/2008 13:52:17    143964

Alot of people have gone for Mick Lyons and Liam Harnan type players who were well able to dish it out and were very tough opponents. I think the true tough cookies are the boys who have had to take it all the way up from underage at both club and county.. Peter Canavan is a prime example

unclegerry (Mayo) - Posts: 1223 - 18/11/2008 14:20:31    143995

BigJohn.6_8
County: Galway
Posts: 21

143194 Barney(Tony) Maher Laois/Leinster midfielder between years of 87/95 was one tough man.


HE still is

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 18/11/2008 21:46:14    144400

Paddy MacNamee former Cavan forward!made of steel!

ramor101 (Cavan) - Posts: 289 - 20/11/2008 13:18:06    145816

MULLINS WOULD GO THROUGH YOU FOR A SHORTCUT, THEN BACK THROUGH YOU WHEN HE REALISED ITS A WRONG TURN

fear_an_milsean (Dublin) - Posts: 83 - 20/11/2008 13:30:55    145830

francie bellew,conor gormley

ThomasClarke1 (Tyrone) - Posts: 392 - 20/11/2008 13:36:25    145840

nicky malone when he was playing with louth.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 20/11/2008 13:39:12    145843

ThomasClarke1
County: Tyrone
Posts: 23

145840 francie bellew,conor gormley

is this toughest or dirtiest?

toughest - david brady

danjoe (Mayo) - Posts: 137 - 20/11/2008 14:18:12    145897

john breannan from sligo ask pat spillane he drew a imaginary box round the goals and told spillane hed kill him if he was in the box and spillane wrote in his book that he didnt go into it in fear that he would get killed.. breanan never backd dwn 4m any think r one

tuntman (Mayo) - Posts: 14 - 20/11/2008 15:23:44    145969

Guys,You know nuffink!!.it was Brendan Lynch ....by a mile.

worple (Roscommon) - Posts: 351 - 20/11/2008 15:33:25    145979