I seen clips of Ring but Carey was the master..Craft,skill,speed-He could do things with a sliother that no other hurler could or can do..the nearst i have seen was John Troy of Offaly but Carey had everything.

fathermurphy (Wexford) - Posts: 330 - 22/07/2009 20:11:52    357442

beer baron

beer baron (Cavan) - Posts: 3916 - 22/07/2009 20:50:39    357475

Being from wexford you'll know all about Christy Ring next year. He was the greatest but the competition sure aint.

SuperCats (Kilkenny) - Posts: 101 - 22/07/2009 21:15:08    357512

the old man, who has seen most of the greats says Ring. DJ was a close second though (see QF vs Galway for proof) that shows a special hurler in an average team.

lostcat (Dublin) - Posts: 49 - 22/07/2009 21:15:52    357513

Ciaran or DJ?

Id rate Brian Whelehan & Joe Cooney ahead of DJ Carey

bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4655 - 22/07/2009 21:39:11    357535

Who said either was the greatest? What about Mick Mackey? Shefflin and Joe Canning and a few others may finish better when they are all done with the game. It's a strange question as Ring and DJ are from two different eras and it's impossible to know for sure. Both are legends of the game in my opinion.

pwalsh67 (Galway) - Posts: 100 - 22/07/2009 21:50:29    357547

Nickey Rackard

mondred (Wexford) - Posts: 872 - 22/07/2009 21:59:18    357562

Ha Brilliant Supercats!!

mozsyh (Kildare) - Posts: 172 - 22/07/2009 22:00:28    357566

mozsyh: Can't wait to see the hammering we'll give yas next year in the league. Ye are going straight back down to division - where ya belong

mondred (Wexford) - Posts: 872 - 22/07/2009 22:09:03    357583

22/07/2009 21:15:08
SuperCats
County: Kilkenny
Posts: 48

357512 Being from wexford you'll know all about Christy Ring next year. He was the greatest but the competition sure aint.



you seem terribly sure of yourself there boyo,care to explain yourself ?

Duffy89 (Wexford) - Posts: 3320 - 22/07/2009 22:15:00    357598

mondred Wexford will be blockbuster stuff in the Christy Ring. Can see the headlines now "Wexford 2010 Coming soon to the Christy Ring..."

AI2009 (Meath) - Posts: 18 - 22/07/2009 22:21:20    357609

Duffy89
County: Wexford
Posts: 1416

357512 Being from wexford you'll know all about Christy Ring next year. He was the greatest but the competition sure aint.

you seem terribly sure of yourself there boyo,care to explain yourself ?
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Hate to be taking away from the post but wexford right now for me would be closer to Christy Ring level and than the top championship level.

SuperCats (Kilkenny) - Posts: 101 - 22/07/2009 22:35:41    357638

On only the fifth reply to the thread, Joe Canning was somehow mentioned and as usual it is the Galway posters trying to build him up into something he isn't. The weight of expectation on his shoulders must be huge, no wonder he is struggling a bit.

Loyal2TheRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 4522 - 22/07/2009 22:39:53    357653

Supercat-You seem very bitter towards wexford,i think its time to forget 2004 the way we hit ye where it hurts in the last puck of the game,was better than any three in a row...

fathermurphy (Wexford) - Posts: 330 - 22/07/2009 22:59:59    357686

Loyal you are amazing. You must have some search engine that throws up a thread everytime Joe Cannings name is mentioned and you are in like a flash having a go. I suspect that its some kind of wind up you are on and as I'm not from Galway it doesn't particularly bother me. What are you going to say when the guy has a stormer and bangs in a few goals its bound to happen soon.

corkcelt (Cork) - Posts: 4388 - 22/07/2009 23:08:18    357697

corkcelt
County: Cork
Posts: 943

357697 Loyal you are amazing. You must have some search engine that throws up a thread everytime Joe Cannings name is mentioned and you are in like a flash having a go. I suspect that its some kind of wind up you are on and as I'm not from Galway it doesn't particularly bother me. What are you going to say when the guy has a stormer and bangs in a few goals its bound to happen soon.

I will say well done. I have nothing against him and would be as happy as the Galway posters to see him rattle in 2-6 or 2-7 from play even if it means a small bit of ridicule for a short while. I agree, after three quiet games, he is due a pretty big one. I wouldn't be surprised if its this weekend either as Waterford are no great shakes at the back.

Loyal2TheRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 4522 - 22/07/2009 23:19:05    357707

Shefflin is a mile ahead of Carey. Carey often went missing when needed. Held scoreless in 2 A1 finals. Hardly the record of a great. Shefflin never lets his team down.

gaillimh73 (Galway) - Posts: 669 - 22/07/2009 23:51:34    357746

gaillimh73 County: Galway Posts: 102 357746 Shefflin is a mile ahead of Carey. Carey often went missing when needed. Held scoreless in 2 A1 finals. Hardly the record of a great. Shefflin never lets his team down. But when Joe Canning is held scoreless, most games these days, he is being "creative". What a load of rubbish. DJ was the best I saw, better than Jimmy Doyle, Eddie Keher and the rest. Shefflin looked to have it all until his "injury" against Clare in 2004. And Shefflin is great at rallying the side. But when you needed a goal, DJ was the man. Ring was the first "professional" hurler, nothing else mattered in his life. His impact will never be surpassed, so I think we have to admit that Ring was the "greatest" whatever that really means.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 23/07/2009 00:21:55    357776

fathermurphy, you deserve the "rack" for reopening this old chestnut! It's a stupid thread. What age were you, or most keyboard poster's, when Ringy was playing club & county. Carey has the advantage of modern & recent TV footage to show how special he was. Ringy, only snippet's of archival coverage. Both men gifted hurler's. At 55 years of age, I had the pleasure of seeing Ringy play for the Glen in county championship games. One word....awesome! Really hate these stupid threads of "who was better". Michael Jackson could not lace the boots of Elvis Presley. That's one for you Mort!!!!!! John Lennon was better than both of them!

THE OBSERVER (None) - Posts: 112 - 23/07/2009 02:02:02    357826

Jimmy Doyle, Mick Mackey, Christy Ring are probably the 3 greatest hurlers of all time. as all i have ever seen is short video clips i cant comment on their brilliance. It is very hard to compare era's but i would say that DJ would fit in well with that company. For me he would rank well ahead of Shefflin. Shefflin is an excellent inter-county forward. DJ was a genius. Only a handful of players can be considered truly great. Personally i never saw the brilliance in Brian Whelehan. Again an excellent player but not great. For me he is right there with Ciaran Carey, Seanie McMahon & Brian Lohan as truly outstanding players at their time but not legends.

SirShaughs (Limerick) - Posts: 388 - 23/07/2009 08:18:50    357853