Following on from the under-rated club player thread - which players over the years where stars week in week out for their club but could never really perform at the highest level with the county when given the chance! Cokey Quinn from Moortown springs to mind! Paddy McShane from Coalisland - any other suggestions?

HospitalBall (UK) - Posts: 79 - 08/05/2009 12:02:39    278014

Mark Jordan (Moy) Good strong player plays conrer back for the moy

shane_mck (Tyrone) - Posts: 159 - 08/05/2009 12:31:35    278043

probaly get abuse again but im gunna stand by what i said Caolan Daly and Micky Jordan of eglish!

TheMonk (Tyrone) - Posts: 187 - 08/05/2009 13:11:21    278092

Kevin cunningham- played with omagh stendas. one of the most ferocious defenders ive ever seen. he played on 1998 omagh county finalist team, should have strolled on the 1997 minor team but was overlooked, was overlooked for the under 21's and for seniors.

keepherlow (Tyrone) - Posts: 127 - 08/05/2009 13:25:17    278112

matthew mc cann- donaghmore goalkeeper

hugoboss (Tyrone) - Posts: 4 - 08/05/2009 13:38:16    278128

Sean Tracey from Kildress. great centre half forward. missed him in 95' def should have got a chance

clintonscigar (Tyrone) - Posts: 166 - 08/05/2009 14:13:41    278165

i agree with hugoboss this goalkeeper really is good!
get back 2 your studies matthew lol!

TheMonk (Tyrone) - Posts: 187 - 08/05/2009 14:16:58    278168

The Monk - We know you think Caolan is great - but the specific theme i mean is players who have been given the chance by the county but for one reason or another didnt perform! I remember watching Paddy McShane for Coalisland in the mid 1990s and he was unmarkable in some game - just couldnt make the step up! Danny Barr from Dungannon is another example, one of the best fielders of the ball i've seen at club level - but couldnt make the step up!

HospitalBall (UK) - Posts: 79 - 08/05/2009 15:20:50    278235

as far as i know paddy mcshane didnt want to play for the county,that was his choice but he was some player ok

dessie (Tyrone) - Posts: 211 - 08/05/2009 15:39:35    278256

Serious post this time though for players very loyal to their home clubs and never made it for the county - Terry McDermott from Greencastle and two other guys from the Kildress club that regularly get a mention on these boards Fran Loughran and Des Tracey.

Brian McGuckin of Edendork/Ballinderry also deserves a mention.

mugsys_barber (Tyrone) - Posts: 2160 - 08/05/2009 15:48:16    278269

Seamus O'Neill should be on the County team, along with patrick Campbell. They don't make them like thoses two anymore...;)

Hill Man (Tyrone) - Posts: 147 - 08/05/2009 17:15:40    278379

Big enda clarke from greencastle and marty conway IMO... Des tracey kildress.... brian mc guckin edendork/bderry. Seamy o neill isn't great, where did you see him play Hill Man??

BobbyB (Tyrone) - Posts: 369 - 08/05/2009 18:22:06    278450

I saw him play in the McKenna Cup for Tyrone, was good enough, but he's immense for club

Hill Man (Tyrone) - Posts: 147 - 08/05/2009 18:38:24    278464

Are we talking about the same guy? Played in Phili and Boston?

BobbyB (Tyrone) - Posts: 369 - 08/05/2009 20:10:31    278569

Look lads someone is using my name to make silly posts clearly too much time on their hands. Don't take any of this nonesense serious.

Hill Man (Tyrone) - Posts: 147 - 09/05/2009 00:35:34    278867

This is a very interesting topic. Every club will have players that they feel are good enough to play county football but when you see men who cintinually at the top of the pile in the county and never played for Tyrone people ask questions. In my own club a numbers of players were good enough to play senior football but never attended trials etc.
Colm McGurk, Mark Donnelly, Gaby McCallan and Ciaran McAleer spring to mind. Gaby and Ciaran have been on the past 3 club teams of the year I think. If Finney Magill keeps this years form up he could play as well.

carmenabu (None) - Posts: 149 - 09/05/2009 10:02:01    278922

Johnny & Ronan Lafferty - Urney
Peter Armour - Stewartstown
Martin Mc Creesh - Rock
Raymond McGinley - Eskra
Mark Donnelly - Carrickmore
Des Treacy - Kildress

All great club players, have they missed their chance to play county?
Unless your around the top of division one or your club has a good run in the championship where are your ever going to get noticed? Should be some sort of trials excluding the main players who are definites e.g. cavanagh, gormley and ricey etc, and pick a the people who stand out from this? Gives players who developed later or who may have had an injury stricken youth another bite at the cherry of inter county football! I'm sure all of us believe that we have leaders within our clubs that are good enough to be there!

Smuggler (Tyrone) - Posts: 27 - 11/05/2009 19:03:43    280384

Id agree with alot of these players esp enda Clarke from greencastle great player but they all may be fit for senior county football and would prob make most over county teams but M Harte has a team that works well together

Skyblue (Tyrone) - Posts: 193 - 11/05/2009 21:10:51    280479

frank mcguigan junior

passerby (Tyrone) - Posts: 724 - 11/05/2009 21:56:46    280507

Brian oines Ardboe

olliec16 (Tyrone) - Posts: 60 - 18/06/2009 10:11:55    315618