Thought it was disgraceful that Maurice Fitzgerald was only 33rd in the football, was expecting him to be in the top 3. Also the exclusion of Matty Forde and Declan Browne out of the whole 125 amazes me.

Dont have too many complaints with the hurling, though Eoin Larkin not included was a bit stupid.

Anyone else have any views on it?

mondred (Wexford) - Posts: 872 - 07/11/2009 19:30:49    478291

Henry Shefflin no.1 is madness.

fredrickwood (Roscommon) - Posts: 2871 - 07/11/2009 19:39:08    478299

surprised ciarian mcdonald was anywhere on the list although many greats were left out i suppose.
great to see Sean Flanagan and tom langan from mayo on the list, both on team of the millinium also

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11610 - 07/11/2009 19:41:47    478304

Ignore it. It is a completely pointless exercise undertaken in order to give underworked journalists something to do to keep them busy in the close season

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6180 - 07/11/2009 19:57:38    478322

No Michael Donnellan I hear which is a total joke.These lists and awards are all b...s.. anyway.

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 07/11/2009 20:01:12    478326

Ciaran Carey isnt on it. so ive just deleted all knowledge of it from my brain as it is a total joke

miketyson (Limerick) - Posts: 2748 - 07/11/2009 20:15:37    478337

Madness fred? bit ott? He would have to be minimum top 3 in 99% of books! Henry is the numero uno in my opinion.

getonwithit (Carlow) - Posts: 527 - 07/11/2009 20:21:46    478342

yew_tree
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478304 surprised ciarian mcdonald was anywhere on the list although many greats were left out i suppose.
great to see Sean Flanagan and tom langan from mayo on the list, both on team of the millinium also

The Biggest Injustice was leaving Peter Solan out, the greatest ever footballer to have come out of Mayo

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 07/11/2009 20:31:55    478349

Graham Geraghty 49 with Sean Cavanagh at 43? Joke.

Royal_Girl2k9 (Meath) - Posts: 2107 - 07/11/2009 22:22:16    478411

For pure football skills, the greatest was Mick O'Connel of Kerry and for pure hurling skills it's Christy Ring of Cork. There are literally hundreds of other truly great players in both codes, but trying to put them in order of merit is a waste of time. Only newspapers can indulge in such speculation and hope to gain something out of it.......

michael (Cork) - Posts: 381 - 07/11/2009 22:56:03    478436

I wouldnt pay any heed to that rubbish......No macdonald at all!! Donnellon either! JOKE!

clubstar09 (Mayo) - Posts: 463 - 08/11/2009 02:07:12    478522

the irish examiner is the only decent paper for GAA Monday to Saturday. The GAA is a priority with this paper and there is a supplement every monday during the championship. Its the only paper for serious coverage

The_Bull (Cork) - Posts: 248 - 08/11/2009 11:27:50    478564

If Sean Purcell is'nt no.1 its a joke.Ring, Mackey or Jimmy Doyle in hurling.

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 08/11/2009 14:19:56    478644

yeah not impressed with the list at all. Declan Browne sticks out as one particular bad omission. yes I am from Tipp but not sure how a guy like him who wins 2 All Stars & scored that much over years can be overlooked. any time he did play on big stage he was unreal, Munster final 2002 & Donegal in Croke Park 2003. remember Darren Fay saying he was the toughest player he's ever marked after a league game once
argument could be that players from smaller counties didnt get in but Kevin O'Brien from Wicklow got in so I'm at a loss really.

agree with the previous guy the Examiner is much better for sport especially the GAA

LondonOranges (Tipperary) - Posts: 45 - 08/11/2009 15:55:07    478675

Where's big Dermot?

beer baron (Cavan) - Posts: 3916 - 08/11/2009 17:02:57    478704

barnow or micheal, did ye see those lads actually play, as in ring, mackey, doyle or oconnell?? i cant comment on them as i never did, so i wonder were the as good as they were made out to be..

old yellar (None) - Posts: 2631 - 08/11/2009 17:49:08    478735

Dermot McCabe your havin a laugh Baron yeah?

fredrickwood (Roscommon) - Posts: 2871 - 08/11/2009 18:54:16    478807

Henry Shefflin is a fantastic hurler and a great guy but anybody that puts him ahead of Christy Ring either did not see Ring playing or should not be involved in choosing the list.Hard to pick out the best footballer over say the past 60 years but Ring stands head and shoulders above all rivals in the hurling world.

Auldfella (Meath) - Posts: 472 - 08/11/2009 21:02:00    478934

All these 'top players', 'top teams' are usually inaccurate and always end up leavin people out..

Galway11 (Galway) - Posts: 570 - 08/11/2009 21:05:41    478940

fact galway

getonwithit (Carlow) - Posts: 527 - 08/11/2009 21:22:55    478956