Have to say the omission of johnny doyle is outrageous

Malonemagic (Laois) - Posts: 817 - 21/10/2011 20:57:20    1056487

Cork not getting a forward all star last year was a joke now rory o Carroll not getting one is just ridiculous.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 21/10/2011 21:02:41    1056492

Brilliant

What a year for Dublin GAA - to be represented so well in both codes

Well done to Alan - delighted for him and the Brogan family - well done Bernard

Special times... Got my picture with Sam and eveything

Gwan the Blues...

JinxyPoop (UK) - Posts: 1162 - 21/10/2011 21:07:00    1056497

Congrats to Mick Foley! Delighted for him. Not only was he brilliant for Kildare this year, he also captained his club to their first senior county title since 1987! Great year for him.

kefan (Kildare) - Posts: 498 - 21/10/2011 21:09:22    1056500

Michael Darragh MacAuley is a strange one i think John Doyle was better them and he's not even a midfeilder

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 21/10/2011 21:11:28    1056503

Three All Stars for Donegal is a complete joke. They should be tried for crimes against football after their performances this year. Not giving one to Rory O Carroll is a disgrace. Johnny Doyle also unlucky. Cannot argue with any of the forwards. Delighted for Cillian O Connor. Have been watching him all year and very impressed with him in every game.

kingdomfan (Kerry) - Posts: 393 - 21/10/2011 21:18:06    1056509

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Three All Stars for Donegal is a complete joke. They should be tried for crimes against football after their performances this year. Not giving one to Rory O Carroll is a disgrace. Johnny Doyle also unlucky. Cannot argue with any of the forwards. Delighted for Cillian O Connor. Have been watching him all year and very impressed with him in every game.

Dont see why the problem with the Donegal players getting All Stars is! All 3 were deserving winners, who would people have put insteed of them?

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 21/10/2011 21:25:50    1056521

Well Done Cass, Niel mcGee and Lacey :P


And great to see the love for donegal back :D

up_donegal (Donegal) - Posts: 659 - 21/10/2011 21:31:27    1056528

Crimes against football is an old joke at this stage. Well done to all the winners and im sure the guys who didnt dont mind too much as it is about medals and not all stars.

Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3846 - 21/10/2011 21:42:45    1056538

Well said kingdomfan.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 21/10/2011 21:47:07    1056542

Congratulations Mick Foley! Great few weeks for him! Johnny Doyle should have gotten one instead of MD McCauley

Possom (Kildare) - Posts: 322 - 21/10/2011 21:56:19    1056554

@Possum, I thought Johnny Doyle would get one ahead of MD McCauley. I'm delighted for MD but I think that Johnny Doyle deserved it more. MD played on a on a winning AI final team and that probably swung it for him.

spmccann (Dublin) - Posts: 209 - 22/10/2011 09:28:08    1056564

Dont see what Bernard Brogan did this year to warent one as been said kicks over a few handy frees. A new system for picking this should be brought in, journalists who only go to games with the big teams playing is no way to pick it.

Players that are "darlings of the media always tend to end up with an All-Star the likes of the Brogans who are in the papers or in ads for something every chance they get. Aidan Walsh, Paddy Keenan, Eoin Bradley, Gooch, Kieran Donaghy are others the media love so there the kind of players will always get in where players like John Galvan who you rarely see in the media dont

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 22/10/2011 09:45:53    1056569

How MacAuley got one ahead of John Doyle I'll never know.

derfil1 (Kildare) - Posts: 1612 - 22/10/2011 10:11:23    1056580

Moomoo in these hard times can you blame the brogans? There getting serious money for showing there face at these things.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 22/10/2011 10:39:07    1056591

Johnny Doyle in my mind didnt deserve an all star THIS year. He is a perfect role model and has been the beating heart of kildare for the last 10 years. I think it was a sign of how ad injuries were that he was removed from the forward line. sure he played great considering but if i was picking a midfielder Id go with McAuley everytime. I understand people talking about the 3 donegal all stars but look at the year they had. they had protection but kept the best players in ireland scorless or to only 1/2 points. Mcgee has been unreal for us the last 3 years and fully deserves it. OCarroll is young and will get a number of all stars. Lacey was unlucky not to be in running for POTY so was nearly assured his 3rd all star. Cass was a surprise but he did score some vital match winning scores from half back.

Someone mentioned murphy not getting one as being "shafted". I dont think he deserved an all star this year. He is one of the best players in ireland but this year he didnt shine as he was played out of position. McFaddan was more solid living off the scraps except the kildare game where he was marked out.

All Stars are a privilege to receive but nobody in donegal thinks these 3 are any more deserving than the other 30 players that played there hearts out and got us to the Semis. I look forward to next year. Who knows maybe we can get 4 all stars or even one in the forwards

dstuction (Donegal) - Posts: 1209 - 22/10/2011 10:48:01    1056593

Delighted for Mick Foley! Much deserved had a great year and a great last few weeks also captaining his club to win the county final! Thought the chance was gone after O'Se and McGee were announced! Disappointed Johnny Doyle didn't get one thought he was better than MD McCauley!

KildareFan96 (Kildare) - Posts: 61 - 22/10/2011 10:48:51    1056594

@moomoo By that logic Cluxton wouldn't haven gotten an all star. Bernard Brogan still played well enough to deserve his all star throughout the season. He did a lot of good work during the league campaign.
I'd hardly call Gouch a media darling but hes there on talent alone same for Brogan. Being on the winning team in an AI final certainly helps your shout for an all star. Its no coincidence that in both hurling and football the teams that won the AI had the most All stars.

spmccann (Dublin) - Posts: 209 - 22/10/2011 10:53:21    1056596

I don't have that many qualms with the all-stars this year. The only two I thought were debatable were O'Se and McAuley.

Then of course we have the usual media darlings included. Most likely they are guaranteed all-stars for the next four/five years no matter how good or bad they are.

sedico (Kildare) - Posts: 1682 - 22/10/2011 10:54:59    1056598

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Moomoo in these hard times can you blame the brogans? There getting serious money for showing there face at these things.

No what im saying is there the kind of players that the media love and it goes for them when the All Stars are picked where a player who doesn't give as many interviews or are in the media tend to be over looked

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 22/10/2011 10:56:54    1056599