In all fairness the 70's kerry forwards were the best ever cause they were fitter and way ahead of their time in their preperation, fitness and profesionalism than any other county. i know critics will say the compitition wasn't good and kerry had an easy passage to the final but they had a hunger and will to win better than other counties.as for donnaghy i think hes playing better now than any time since '07 as he had some injury problems since simi final of '08 but its nothing to do wheather galvin is playing or not.

chicago09 (Kerry) - Posts: 694 - 05/08/2011 20:50:57    1004598

Are they the greatest? who knows probably not, but the best forward line probably comes from the Kerry team of the 70's & 80's
The Kerry team of the 2000's has given the county great says and more good days than bad. How much would Dublin - Meath - Galway - Cork etc posters on this site give to have some of the days Kerry have had over the last 10 years? People should consider that before they nit picking at certain Kerry players.

westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 05/08/2011 20:56:17    1004603

It's not far off... but this sort of comparison is bloody difficult.

You cant judge the past and present - Different game altogether - give a few of the past players the fitness of today's lads... and you'd see something special but hey perhaps not...

But as a Kerry man you know only too well of the legends that you could include... most of which would hail from your rather splendid part of the world.

Either way... it's still one hell of a forward line that is better than anything left in the 2011 Championship - so I'm not surprised to see you in a confident mood. :)

JinxyPoop (UK) - Posts: 1162 - 05/08/2011 21:14:16    1004623

Is the Kerry forward line the Greatest Ever?


My answer to THIS thread is no, if ya want my opinion on what is start a relevent thread

b.mullins (Dublin) - Posts: 1413 - 05/08/2011 21:14:41    1004624

i think they are the best i've seen.

can't say bout the team of the late 70's, they were just before my time. but they are best 6 forwards i've seen

Tommo1 (Laois) - Posts: 113 - 05/08/2011 21:26:33    1004642

westkerry
County: Kerry
Posts: 26


Yes the back door has been very kind.

JinxyPoop (UK) - Posts: 1162 - 05/08/2011 21:28:19    1004644

JinxyPoop
County: UK
Posts: 306

It's not far off... but this sort of comparison is bloody difficult.

understand where you are coming from, think the best way to compare is by seeing how good these forward lines were in comparison to the other forward lines of their time, think this forward line will stand up to most!! always got to look at the kerry team of the 70' and 80's because what they achieved but this forward line pushes them close!! unfortunately, these days in gaa everyone sems to prefer to criticise, very rarely credit is given to any team without them taking a large amount of negativity as well ie. tyrone and cork.

as_ky (Kerry) - Posts: 535 - 05/08/2011 21:38:12    1004658

Sheva I'm not doubting donaghys ability the guys a class act . What I'm saying is teams are putting there biggest man on him cutting the aerial threat that he has . Paul Galvin seems to able to make pin point crosses / passes to him at a height he can continue to run at defenses . Galvin brings the best out of donaghy is all I'm saying

RenardRedHand (Tyrone) - Posts: 547 - 05/08/2011 21:40:02    1004663

JinxyPoop
County: UK

This is the type of comment that makes me laugh.......

Cream always rise's to the top.... regardless if we go in the front door back door or the window....

westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 05/08/2011 21:40:16    1004664

Lads no ones mentioned the forward line of Meaths that involved colm o rourke, brian stafford and bernard flynn ? also pj gillick tommy dowd , beggy and more..

philipb323 (Meath) - Posts: 146 - 06/08/2011 10:23:04    1004740

Tyrone forward line in 05 was the greatest.
Canavan, mulligan, dooher, brian mcguigan and stephen o'neill ... simply unmarkable

Goals_Will_Come (UK) - Posts: 375 - 06/08/2011 10:37:09    1004748

Philipb, read the last page.....

Laytown Legend (None) - Posts: 424 - 06/08/2011 11:02:05    1004767

Spillane !!!
Sheehy !!!
Egan !!!
Power !!!
Moran !!!
Liston !!!

No way this lot are that good.

Gooch could make it. But ahead of either Mikey Sheehy or John Egan? Would be a tough call.
Declan O'Sullivan probably would start on the wing or centre ahead of either Power or Moran.

But that's about it.

An interesting titbit is that this Kerry team won 8 All Ireland's all of which Moran started at 11. Whenever he started on the wing they lost.

thykingdomcome (Kerry) - Posts: 1206 - 06/08/2011 12:08:28    1004836

only Colm Cooper and Declan O'Sullivan of the current forwards would of made the great Kerry teams

Gael85 (Dublin) - Posts: 1433 - 10/08/2011 21:48:54    1008741

donaghy is the player that suppLies and makes the heart tick also galvin in his prime would make it ITS SILLY ANYWAY COMPARING ERAS

booboo (Cork) - Posts: 1382 - 10/08/2011 21:55:23    1008758

No.

Declan O'Sullivan is an all-time great. Other than that, no.

icehonesty (Wexford) - Posts: 2581 - 11/08/2011 09:28:32    1008817

no

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1688 - 11/08/2011 10:27:18    1008861

Declan O Sullivan, Gooch and Galvin as good as in any era. AND I rate Donaghy a far better full-forward (and a far better footballer) than Bomber Liston. Remember there's no throwing the ball into the net these days! So, to pick 6 from the current crop and the 70-80's guys here are my 6

Gooch, Declan O Sullivan, Paul Galvin (bye bye Spillane)
Egan Dongahy Mikey Sheehy

So 4 present day guys and 2 from O'Dwyer's era!

I think Down in the 1960's was still the best football team and the best 6 forwards ever. Total football!

shoulderghost (Limerick) - Posts: 863 - 11/08/2011 10:54:58    1008878

RenardRedHand
County: Tyrone
Posts: 460

1004217 No simple as .
Kerry in 86 Power , Liston , Spillane , Ogie Moran and Sheehy
Tyrone in 05 Canavan , SON , Mulligan , McGuigan , Dooher
Down in 1991 Linden , James McCarten , Ross Carr and Blaney
I've heard the Galway team of 1966 had a fantastic team but im too young to have seem them play . Although it's the same forwards ( except for Darren OSullivan ) the Kerry foward line 06 - 08 was fitter , faster and could hit endless shots .

HAVE TO AGREE THE 'O5 that forward line definitely impressive and a force to be reckoned with back then....

dubbydave. (Dublin) - Posts: 3927 - 11/08/2011 11:22:59    1008900

am i the only person who remembers that in 05 mulligan was very poor up untill he scored that goal again dublin. If im not mistaken he was taken off very soon after scoring that goal as well because he had done nothing else in that game. Yes he was very good in the replay semi and the final but would i don't think you can count a month of football as a reason to state he was lethal.

gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 11/08/2011 11:29:46    1008910