1. Peter Canavan
2. Peter Canavan
3. Peter Canavan
4. Peter Canavan
5. Peter Canavan

eochair (Tyrone) - Posts: 213 - 15/07/2009 19:29:55    347449

Wfkerry, never mind the great Mikey Sheehy !! Many of them would not lace the boots of one John Egan, now there is a man who knew where the posts were !!

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 15/07/2009 20:16:25    347494

Thomas Clarke
County: Tyrone
Posts: 167

347448 ruanua
County: Donegal
Posts: 85

347327 Lots of tyrone posters on here

Cant believe that youse wouldnt include "the king"
Realise that some of you are teens/20,s but surely youve seen highlights of the 1984 ulster final which IMO is the greatest ever single game display of brillance
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'The King' spent his best years in America, so he couldn't be regarded as one of the top 5 greatest footballers of all time. Top 5 talents yes, for sure, but so much of the talent was unfulfilled. Even that day against Armagh he was well past his best, but the brilliance was still there. Shame we never saw just how good he could have been over several years.


Fair enough Thomas clarke but if this was a soccer thread you could say the same on Georgie Best ???

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 15/07/2009 20:27:01    347507

I'm only young but in my time (and in no particular order)

1.Kieran McGeeney
2.Seamus Moynihan
3.Peter Canavan
4.Mickey Linden
5.Graham Geraghty

corrinshego (Armagh) - Posts: 305 - 15/07/2009 20:31:28    347515

1. Maurice Fizgerald
2. Peter Canavan
3. Matt Connor
4. Mick O connell
5. Trevor Giles

No particular order-very hard to judge as different eras had different styles. Could argue the case of another 20 players (Tomas, Dara O Se, Sheehy, Cavanagh, Dooher, Spillane plus loads i'm forgetting)

elmatador (Westmeath) - Posts: 89 - 15/07/2009 20:40:01    347524

1. Seán Purcell (Galway).
2. Seán O'Neill (Down).
3. Kevin Heffernan (Dublin).
4. Mick O'Connell (Kerry).
5. Jack O'Shea (Kerry).

Representative acknowledgement to Packy McGarty (Leitrim).

Boxtyeater (Leitrim) - Posts: 752 - 15/07/2009 21:45:23    347602

Since I am 14 I can only comment from a couple of years ago;
1.Peter Canavan
2.Keiran McGeeney
3.Colm Cooper
4.Ciaran McDonald
5.Padraig Joyce

AdamG (Mayo) - Posts: 309 - 15/07/2009 22:09:35    347644

Well Adam, you've picked some great players there.

thykingdomcome (Kerry) - Posts: 1206 - 15/07/2009 22:20:36    347658

The 5 that stand out most from those I've seen:
Ciaran McDonald (disgraceful how he's being treated right now in Mayo, they should be sending him baskets of fruit begging him to play)
Maurice Fitzgerald
Matty Forde
Peter Canavan
Declan Browne

awhtayto (Kilkenny) - Posts: 21 - 15/07/2009 23:41:09    347791

OK - apologies, this is going to ramble a bit but anyway:-

Sean Cavanagh - Absolutely Fantastic
Canavan - Fantastic
Joyce - Fantastic
Donellan - Even better I think maybe
Gooch - Fantastic
Daragh & Tomas - Fantastic
Teddy McCarthy - incredible
Martin O'Connell - just as incredible as McCarthy. The best for years.
McGeeney - Inspirational
McDonald - Brilliant at his best
Maurice Fitz - No need to comment
Tohill - Fantatsic
Moynihan - A legend
Gerraghty - Fantastic
McConville - Deadly
Stephen O'Neill - Still Brilliant

I'm sure there are plenty of others and It's so hard to pick. It's almost pointless and a shame to pick but for me the best FOOTBALLERS of this lot would be in no particular order.

Cavanagh
Donellan
Tomas O'Se
Maurice Fitz

Before that:-

Bobby Doyle
Matt Connor
Jimmy Barry
Jacko
Pat Spillane - one of the best ever as much as he annoys the hell out of me
Mikey Sheehy
Brian Mullins
Ogie Moran
The Bomber
John Egan
John O'Keefe
Kevin Moran

And historically before that none of whom I've seen but you have to bow to our older fans knowledge aswell and take that into account in the future.

Purcell
O'Neill
Murphy
Colleran
Heffernan
O'Connell
McKeever
Langan
Dan O'Keefe

My point is it's virtually impossible but if I had to this would be the top 5 of all time that i have seen.

Pat Spillane
Sean Cavanagh
Jack O'Shea
Maurice Fitzgerald
Michael Donellan
Tomas O'Se
Matt Connor

That's 7 i'm afraid. Sorry.

thykingdomcome (Kerry) - Posts: 1206 - 15/07/2009 23:41:31    347794

1. Mick O Connell
2. Brian Mullins
and then what ive seen live
3. Graham Gereathy
4. Maurice Fitzgerald
5. Ciaran Macdonald

seany16 (Dublin) - Posts: 1663 - 15/07/2009 23:55:47    347817

AdamG
County: Mayo
Posts: 130

347644
Since I am 14 I can only comment from a couple of years ago;
1.Peter Canavan
2.Keiran McGeeney
3.Colm Cooper
4.Ciaran McDonald
5.Padraig Joyce


Excellent choice.

When I was 14 I would have said Andy McCailin, Aidan Hamill, Paddy Doherty, Charlie Gallagher and Sean O'Neill.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 16/07/2009 00:00:04    347826

I Can only remember from about 2000 or so on, in no particular order:
Graham Geraghty
Peter Canavan
Maurice Fitz
Colm Cooper
Padraig Joyce

Royal_Girl2k9 (Meath) - Posts: 2107 - 16/07/2009 00:03:27    347836

AdamG
County: Mayo
Posts: 130

347644 Since I am 14 I can only comment from a couple of years ago;
1.Peter Canavan
2.Keiran McGeeney
3.Colm Cooper
4.Ciaran McDonald
5.Padraig Joyce
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Good man Adam - and all great players too - and a defender there unlike most other selections! If I was looking at it over the last 10 years or so I would probably have most of them as well - with maybe Graham Geraghty instead of Peter the great.

Dubinmeath (Dublin) - Posts: 1123 - 16/07/2009 00:41:39    347887

Its unfair to name just 5 but if I had to they would be as follows, Paudi O Se,Brian Mullins,Pat Spillane,Peter Canavan and Michael Donnellan fromthe players I have seen.

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 16/07/2009 00:44:13    347890

there's only two in my mind...Jack O'Shea and Maurice Fitzgerald ( the finest footballer of our time)
mayor

Mister_Mayor (USA) - Posts: 132 - 16/07/2009 01:53:47    347915

1:maurice fitzgerald
2:peter canavan
3:colm cooper
4:dara ose
5:padraig joyce

one thing you have to take into account is that football has changed and the modern game is of a complete different class compared to about 15+ so i dont see why anybody would pick players who are beyond that time frame.

gggg (Monaghan) - Posts: 225 - 16/07/2009 01:56:04    347917

my top 5 favourite
1.Graham Geraghty
2.Ciaran McDonald
3.Graham Canty
4.Trevor Giles
5.Ciaran Whelan

meathfan1 (Meath) - Posts: 231 - 16/07/2009 03:25:49    347932

totalftballer
County: Monaghan
Posts: 57

346829
If Matt Connor isnt in your top 5

ya no nothing bout ftball

Well said totalftballer. He was a true footballing artist. His performance in the 1980 semi-final against Kerry was phenomenal - he scored 2-9 against the greatest team ever when they were at their peak.

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 1041 - 16/07/2009 05:54:35    347937

granted i have only been attending matches sinc 85 but these are mine

1. Graham Geraghty (may seem biased but ask any player who has played against meath when he was playing and they always were scared of him)
2. Anthony Tohill ( the man had some reach on him
3 Maurice fitz
4. Cormac McAnallen (he could have done so much)
5. Peter Canavan
6. Pauric joyce
7. Brian Stafford (the best free taker albeit manufactured that ever took a free)

boggerexile (Meath) - Posts: 51 - 16/07/2009 09:12:40    347962