Tomas O'Se retirement

Gerry91

Just confirmed it with Dara O'Cinneide on Raidio na Gaeltachta

Thought it deserved a thread of its own, an absolute legend of the game and surely one of the greatest wing backs to grace a GAA pitch.

Those trademark runs up the pitch were always super to watch

He gave some effort v the Dubs in the first half, it was clear to see the legs were gone by midway through the second half

Such was the nature of his game and the energy he used up every match it was always going to be tough to give it another year

Kerry must now begin the unenviable task of replacing him.

Will anyone follow?- Brosnan was rumoured I think

davegrohl48

Gerry91 wrote: »

Just confirmed it with Dara O'Cinneide on Raidio na Gaeltachta

Thought it deserved a thread of its own, an absolute legend of the game and surely one of the greatest wing backs to grace a GAA pitch.

Those trademark runs up the pitch were always super to watch

He gave some effort v the Dubs in the first half, it was clear to see the legs were gone by midway through the second half

Such was the nature of his game and the energy he used up every match it was always going to be tough to give it another year

Kerry must now begin the unenviable task of replacing him.

Will anyone follow?- Brosnan was rumoured I think

The most consistent field sport athlete Iv seen Right up till his last game great moment where he somehow found his way through three Dubs

yop

Brilliant player. Best of luck to the lad. No fancy boots, no fancy hairdo, no dramas, just a pocket of AI medals.

Howard Juneau

He will go down as one of the greatest Kerry players ever. When a leader was needed, Tomás would step up with a 50 yard run & a point.
He will be missed.

keane2097

Easily the best wing back I've ever seen play. I had a lump in my throat watching him walk off the field after the All Ireland semi-final. He will be sorely missed.

thinkstoomuch1

One of the best to ever grace the game,up their with the greatest of all.


Just appointed as Coaching ucc this year,id say he is destined for bigger coachings jobs ahead

castletownman

A legendary wing-back from a legendary GAA family. Gave his all right up to the end.

Don't think there has been better sporting brothers in modern Irish sport than the O'Se's?

Nerdlingr

Absolute Legend. Probably one of the best wing backs to ever play the game. Will be sorely missed.

Eamo71

Good luck to him. A very good player.

Mderators

I wish him all of the best, one of the greats. The perfect GAA player. Gave Kerry GAA a ring there and was talking to the secretary for a good half hour about it. We should all do it lads and show our admiration and respect. The number is <snip>.

klairondavis

Class footballer. He would have been effective in any position on the field and he always excelled when the chips were down.

sid waddell

castletownman wrote: »

A legendary wing-back from a legendary GAA family. Gave his all right up to the end.

Don't think there has been better sporting brothers in modern Irish sport than the O'Se's?

I would have thought a Wexford man would have considered the Rackards to be at least up there with them.

Axel Lamp

Too many players get called legends/one of the greats etc these days, but Tomas certainly is.

Will be sorely missed.

The_Honeybadger

What a player, hope whatever plans he has for retirement work out for him.

Fitzmaurice has his work cut out to replace one of the best half backs to ever play the game and a former poty. A joy to watch play the game.

castletownman

sid waddell wrote: »

I would have thought a Wexford man would have considered the Rackards to be at least up there with them.

I would. Which is why I posed the question about modern times :pac:

Rightwing

Probably should have retired 2 years ago. The way the game is gone there's no place for someone that age.

I think Kerry will be go through a lean spell as great players like the o se's exit 1 by 1.

freddiek

magnificent player. Unfortunately for Kerry they didnt have more like him these last 10 years they wouldnt have lost so many tight games

corny

Honest as the day is long but with a bit of bite to him too. One of my favourite players of recent times.

brandon_flowers

5 minutes to tog off.
A few sprints.
70 minutes of hell for leather.
Shower, 5 mins to tog on.
Few pints.

No skins, no white socks, no bleached hair and no prisoners.

Marked him once in a Co. Championship game, was moved after 20 minutes. Thought I was doing fine as he made no trademark run and not much ball came our way. Second half Tomas took off and kicked 4 points, ****ing delighted I wasn't marking him then.

thesultan

I remember him scoring a few monster points against Cork down in the park. An amazing player. Thought he had a great game against Dublin but against Tyrone this year in the league he was head and shoulder above everyone on the field.

Amprodude

thinkstoomuch1 wrote: »

One of the best to ever grace the game,up their with the greatest of all.


Just appointed as Coaching ucc this year,id say he is destined for bigger coachings jobs ahead

A great player, great heart and surely one of Kerrys best over the years. Can we get him involved in coaching our Seniors?

Tom Joad

He was a real class act. Would be surprised if he isn't involved in coaching in the future.

Kerrydude1981

Delighted I got the chance to see Tomas play on so many occasions,like the rest of the O Se clan,noting but 100% would do all for the good of the green and gold,outstanding defender,but also a great leader he could grab a game by the scruff of it neck and take off on one of his trademark runs up the field,lifting both the crowd and his team mates.

Enjoy your retirement Tomas,thanks for all the great days out.

LMK

A winner if ever there was one.
He was a gilt edged competitor, didn't give 2 sh1ts who he was on or from what county small or big it didn't matter every one got the same response especially IF they were showing an interest in taking his scalp it didn't take long to find out what type of a competitor they were dealing with.

He'll miss the battle I'd say but time waits for no man, good decision even though Football has lost one of its best.

kerry4sam

Gerry91 wrote: »

Just confirmed it with Dara O'Cinneide on Raidio na Gaeltachta

Thought it deserved a thread of its own, an absolute legend of the game and surely one of the greatest wing backs to grace a GAA pitch.

Those trademark runs up the pitch were always super to watch

He gave some effort v the Dubs in the first half, it was clear to see the legs were gone by midway through the second half

Such was the nature of his game and the energy he used up every match it was always going to be tough to give it another year

Kerry must now begin the unenviable task of replacing him.

Will anyone follow?- Brosnan was rumoured I think

Tomás unfortunately won't be easily replaced. Outstanding person both on & off the pitch. He owes nothing to Kerry GAA. An absolute Trojan Worker so he was.
Wish him Well in his life outside of playing with our Kerry Senior Football Panel.

kerry4sam
/To say Tomás will be Missed on the Field of Play would be an under-statement! Everytime I see him play, he reminds me of his Uncle Paidí - fantastic footballer!

thinkstoomuch1

Amprodude wrote: »

A great player, great heart and surely one of Kerrys best over the years. Can we get him involved in coaching our Seniors?

He will do a brillant job with ucc.

The way he played,you can clearly recogonise what an astute thinker,and great reader of the game he is.

And of course like all the o se,tremendous passion,and a man that wont be afraid to make brave calls,and rest assured hes template of football ,will be attack minded and not brutal on the eye.

He will help the development of any cork footballer lucky to play under him,the problem is he will also improve the kerry players their also.

Most coaches,cunnigham and eddie enright at ucc,have progressed to senior Inter county.

Also morgan at ucc,o se will learn from him.

The best compliment a cork man can say to him,is we wont miss him,that hes gone,but football will.

Gerry91

Mossy Quinn put up a good tweet about most forwrads he spoke to talking about "marking Tomas O'Se"

He said it's usually the other way around- the back is supposed to "mark" the forward! Very true

Similar to thinkstoomuch from a Mayo pov I'll be glad to see the back of him but from a football pov the game is losing a huge great of that there's no doubt! He'll make a super coach

ProudDUB

Tom Joad wrote: »

He was a real class act. Would be surprised if he isn't involved in coaching in the future.

He already is. He is in charge of the UCC freshers.

jmayo

And then there was one.
It really is nearing the end of an era for Kerry.
Another great long serving player gone.

As someone else said I don't think we will see many lasting so long at the top in the future.

Best of luck to him in the future.
He gave a great amount of enjoyment to a lot of people, Kerry and elsewhere, down through the years.

Rubylolz

Superb player... no frills, no fuss, no media whore... just hardcore determination and the medals to prove it! in my opinion the best wing back in modern day GAA!

Colm R

Great player, great man.

A given the pedigree of football in that family, it might sicken some Kerry lads in 10 or 15 years to find out who the next generation of O'Se's are playing for.

redzerologhlen

One of the greats, I too will miss watching him soloing up the sideline and kicking a point when a game is in the melting pot.

elguapo

He gave Kerry fans so many inspirational moments, my favourite memory is of him scoring a skyscraper of a point against Armagh in 2006, just one of many vital scores he got. He was a class footballer with an edge to him, and the best wing back to the play the game in my lifetime.
Massive, massive loss. Thanks for the memories.

seligehgit

Best half back I've had the pleasure of seeing in the flesh,undoubtedly would make any revised Team of the Millenium.

Radio5

He was also as fine a kick passer of the ball as his older brother. Some of his passes into the likes of Colm Cooper and James O'Donoghue were sublime.

ThunbergsAreGo

Great player, good luck to him