Football's most beautiful players to watch in past 20 years

OldMrBrennan83

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Nidgeweasel

seligehgit wrote: »

Michael Dara McCauley?

Horrible to watch him solo running a ball.

Comic Book Guy

Noel O'Leary?

threeball

Tommy Dowd. Couldn't tell whether he was footin' turf or playing ball

blue4ever

Joe McNally

DoctaDee

seligehgit wrote: »

Michael Dara McCauley?

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

Horrible to watch him solo running a ball.

He's like a young fella chasing a pigeon...

PARlance

James Nallen

threeball

Who was the big lad that played full forward for Derry in the early 00's. Clearly over weight but could kick monster points off left or right. Think Longford had a lad very similar.

OldMrBrennan83

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Comic Book Guy

threeball wrote: »

Who was the big lad that played full forward for Derry in the early 00's. Clearly over weight but could kick monster points off left or right. Think Longford had a lad very similar.

Niall Sheridan was the Longford man you were talking about. Overweight but was great target man with proper service.
Think Geoffrey McGonagle might be the derry forward you are thinking of.

seligehgit

Comic Book Guy wrote: »

Niall Sheridan was the Longford man you were talking about. Overweight but was great target man with proper service.
Think Geoffrey McGonagle might be the derry forward you are thinking of.

You're on the money,could'nt for the life of me think of that lad's name,fine footballer.If he lost a few pounds he could have been unreal.

threeball

Comic Book Guy wrote: »

Niall Sheridan was the Longford man you were talking about. Overweight but was great target man with proper service.
Think Geoffrey McGonagle might be the derry forward you are thinking of.

Bang on, on both.

Specialist subject on mastermind, obscure footballers of yesteryear

Nidgeweasel

seligehgit wrote: »

You're on the money,could'nt for the life of me think of that lad's name,fine footballer.If he lost a few pounds he could have been unreal.

"An arse like a bag of cement". He was a wild drinker apparently. Unsurprisingly given the shape of him!

TCDStudent1

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

"An arse like a bag of cement". He was a wild drinker apparently. Unsurprisingly given the shape of him!

Played hurling for Derry too if I remember correctly.

DDC1990

You'd never describe Dara O'Sé as elegant, but he was the finest midfielder of his generation.

The_Honeybadger

Colin corkery wouldn't be regarded as stylish but but what a player

keane2097

Corkery was very stylish

OldMrBrennan83

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Hammer Archer

Lads, while I think the discussion is a great one (jaysis, Geoffrey McGonagle was a blast from the past), what do ye think of making it into its own thread?

The_Honeybadger

keane2097 wrote: »

Corkery was very stylish

Poor choice of words, gifted footballer but didn't look the part is what I meant

OldMrBrennan83

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Nidgeweasel

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Lads, while I think the discussion is a great one (jaysis, Geoffrey McGonagle was a blast from the past), what do ye think of making it into its own thread?

"Obscure 90's footballers with big arses and questionable fitness regimes"

Jayop

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

"Obscure 90's footballers with big arses and questionable fitness regimes"

Sounds great but I'd be ****e at it because gaa was only invented in, 2003 as far as I was concerned.

ArnoldJRimmer

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

"Obscure 90's footballers with big arses and questionable fitness regimes"

Lets not forget the GAA king of the bellies, although it was the small ball, Niall Paterson

https://twitter.com/gaanostalgia/status/531063188499218432

harpsman

mickeyk wrote: »

Poor choice of words, gifted footballer but didn't look the part is what I meant

Yeah if you saw him in a club game youd say he was some big halion they roped in to make up a team and couldnt find a pair of shorts or jersey to fit him. Until the first time you saw him on the ball

Dyr

seligehgit wrote: »

Michael Dara McCauley?

For some reason I always think he has his tongue sticking out the side of his mouth when he's running with the ball..like a thick kid doing a maths question

Cheese Wagstaff

MDMcA being called an excellent footballer and being mentioned in the same company as Brian Dooher.

Jesus wept.

Dyr

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

"An arse like a bag of cement". He was a wild drinker apparently. Unsurprisingly given the shape of him!

Back then a massive hoop on a forward was handy for bumping a full back out the road

aidan24326

keane2097 wrote: »

Corkery was very stylish

I agree, although he was as slow as a tortoise but made up for it with a great kicking style and the strength to win his own ball.

I do remember an amusing Sunday Game live show where Spillane in the pre-match discussion went on a rant about how Corkery was clearly overweight and unfit and shouldn't be on the pitch (in fairness Corkery had definitely put on a few pounds) and of course Colin Corkery then went on to give an exhibition of effortless points scoring off left and right. Put Pat back in his box big time!

homerjay2005

List is fine apart from the fact McDonald is at two. The most over rated footballer of our generation, people seem to forget he was a laughing stock in Mayo and disliked/booed by his own fans for years before he had one good game against Dublin.

Hammer Archer

Don't think anyone mentioned Declan Browne. The things he could do with a football was just ridiculous! One of the greatest I've seen in the flesh.

corny

Jayop wrote: »

A better one could be who are the top ten excellent footballers who looked awful?

Ill start with Brian Dooher.

What looked awful about Dooher?

OldMrBrennan83

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Audioslaven

homerjay2005 wrote: »

List is fine apart from the fact McDonald is at two. The most over rated footballer of our generation, people seem to forget he was a laughing stock in Mayo and disliked/booed by his own fans for years before he had one good game against Dublin.

Mcdonald was never laughed at in Mayo. Its just a few dicks that give him hassle. You don't have a clue what you are on about. He was an unreal talent that served Mayo for years. He had many good games in the green and red. It just people expected him to win every game for mayo. It a team game not tennis.

yop

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Don't think anyone mentioned Declan Browne. The things he could do with a football was just ridiculous! One of the greatest I've seen in the flesh.

Totally forgot about him. We were searching for Mayo blood in him!!!

Sublime player to watch.

paul71

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

"Obscure 90's footballers with big arses and questionable fitness regimes"

Joe McNally, Jayus he had some gut on him but sweet striker of a ball.

corny

Patww79 wrote: »

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Well i don't know what constitutes attractive for you but I found his carrying and long range shooting a sight to behold at times. Each to their own...

BonnieSituation

corny wrote: »

Well i don't know what constitutes attractive for you but I found his carrying and long range shooting a sight to behold at times. Each to their own...

Was it in the 2008 final that he scored that wonder point from over on the Cusack side into the Hill?

corny

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Was it in the 2008 final that he scored that wonder point from over on the Cusack side into the Hill?

He scored a better one in that game where he made a fool out of Killian Young.

OldMrBrennan83

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corny

Patww79 wrote: »

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Rubbish.

crusha101

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homerjay2005 wrote: »

List is fine apart from the fact McDonald is at two. The most over rated footballer of our generation, people seem to forget he was a laughing stock in Mayo and disliked/booed by his own fans for years before he had one good game against Dublin.

McDonald was brilliant but for the most part not that well loved during his playing days.

As another poster here suggested he was not afraid to be different and Ireland being Ireland and Mao being Mayo some people resented that.

Its only in hindsight I think that people, Mayo people, properly appreciate him.

I think you can see that with the reaction to his TV interview from last year.
Anyone who did not know him assumed he was a arrogant, self important, prick, but then he spoke, for the very first time, and people were fascinated by him.

OldMrBrennan83

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homewardbound11

Matty forde. Maybe not a top 20 but on the other shown I'd replace one or two with forde.

bruschi

homewardbound11 wrote: »

Matty forde. Maybe not a top 20 but on the other shown I'd replace one or two with forde.

easily a top 20 on that list.

And I'll say it as a homer too, but having Enda Muldoon at number 5 and having Sean Marty Lockhart on the list, the author isnt a fraid of homer picks himself. There is no way that Muldoon should be that high, with Declan Browne at 20 and Forde not even on the list. It's ridiculous but what's even more ridiculous is the fact that it is a discussion and is getting their clicks as the clickbait site wants.

Forde was a GPA player of the year and an all star for a county that has virtually no history of football in the last 100 years. He had some absolutely phenomenal performances over his career before succumbing to injury.

gigantic09

Off topic,but since there is no thread for 'The most beautiful goal celebrations of the last 40 years',

https://youtu.be/dzxADJao9UY

Bearing in mind that Mayo went on to loose that match 2-19 1-06, celebration was probably a teeny, weeny bit o.t.t.

keane2097

Maurice Fitz for me is out on his own on any list that prizes style, elegance, poetry in motion sort of stuff.

BonnieSituation

corny wrote: »

He scored a better one in that game where he made a fool out of Killian Young.

I remember that too. I just remember watching that game thinking "this is Tyrone's day".

paul71

Actually there is a back I can think of who would certainly fit in the list and as his last year was 96 he is in the timeframe.

Martin O'Connell was a beautifully elegant footballer, one of those who seemed to have all the time in the world to do what he wanted to do with the ball.