LOI Cameo XI

Richard Hillman

Didn't realise Gordon Banks played once for St Pat's. Apparently he made a World Class Save against Eamonn Dunphy :pac:

It's quite amazing when you think of all the top players that have made brief appearances for LOi clubs. The likes of Banks, Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst, George Best, I can think of. It would be the modern equivalent of Hugo Lloris, Pogba, Griezmann and Ronaldinho making brief appearances over some stage.

Can we make a World Class XI?

GK Gordon Banks (St Pat's)
Def
Def
Def
Def
CM Roy Keane (Cobh)
CM Bobby Charlton (Waterford)
CM Johnny Giles (Shamrock)
FW George Best (Cork Hibs)
FW Geoff Hurst (Cork Celtic)
FW

Anyone else? (PS Socrates never played for UCD :pac:)

gimli2112

Paul McGrath played for St Pats, he'd make any defence

Eggs For Dinner

Peter Lorimer, UCD

PhlegmyMoses

Philly Hughes for Shels

GLaDOS

Does Dixie Dean count as world class? Played for Sligo.

Captain Havoc

Damien Duff, Paul McGrath, Uwe Seeler and Dixie Dean come to mind

artanevilla

Liam Neeson played for Bohs. He could go upfront with Akinade.

Zico !

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Didn't realise Gordon Banks played once for St Pat's. Apparently he made a World Class Save against Eamonn Dunphy :pac:

It's quite amazing when you think of all the top players that have made brief appearances for LOi clubs. The likes of Banks, Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst, George Best, I can think of. It would be the modern equivalent of Hugo Lloris, Pogba, Griezmann and Ronaldinho making brief appearances over some stage.

Can we make a World Class XI?

GK Gordon Banks (St Pat's)
Def
Def
Def
Def
CM Roy Keane (Cobh)
CM Bobby Charlton (Waterford)
CM Johnny Giles (Shamrock)
FW George Best (Cork Hibs)
FW Geoff Hurst (Cork Celtic)
FW

Anyone else? (PS Socrates never played for UCD :pac:)

Trevor Brooking and Terry Mcdermott played for Cork City I'd put them in the 11

razorblunt

Trevor Brooking played for Cork City.

GLaDOS

Sam Allardyce can be manager

NIMAN

David Ginola for Derry City.

https://twitter.com/derrycityfc/status/409832227992637440

Mr.Nice Guy

artanevilla wrote: »

Liam Neeson played for Bohs. He could go upfront with Akinade.

Think the team might struggle under the cosh.

Agent Coulson

Socrates wasn't even good enough to make it in any first team when he studied in Ireland he only made to the trials for the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland team.

Uwe Seeler played for a LoI club, but not in a LoI match.

Rod Marsh.

citytillidie

Derry City and AC Milan Luther Blissett

ollaetta

citytillidie wrote: »

Derry City and AC Milan Luther Blissett

Speaking of Derry City, Denis Tueart and Alan Sunderland both played there.

Mentioned this to a lad at work and he said that Carlton Palmer briefly played for Dublin City. ??

monkey9

McGrath, Keane, Duff etc weren't cameo players. They were actual players signed to those clubs.

Iused2likebusts

ollaetta wrote: »

Speaking of Derry City, Denis Tueart and Alan Sunderland both played there.

Mentioned this to a lad at work and he said that Carlton Palmer briefly played for Dublin City. ??

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DJIMI TRARORE

We can stick in Brad Jones(GK) and Steve Archibald

Iused2likebusts

Jimmy johnstone played for shels.

Bobby Tambling an interesting one. Chelsea record scorer until Lampard overtook him. Moved to Ireland for religious reasons in the 70s, played for a number of clubs here and was Cork City's first manager on joining the league in the mid 80s.

DundalkDuffman

2 ex England internationals in their twilight at Dundalk and Drogheda, Peter Barnes and Paul Futcher back in the mid 90s

dan1895

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dan1895 wrote: »

Weso

hardly a cameo

secman

George Best played for Cork Celtic

I was at the Pats match when Banks played in goal, the story how it happened is a funny one. Pats keeper the famous Mick O'Brien, the one who used to swing from the cross bar and famously broke one in a match well he was injured, Barry Bridges the pats player manager flew to England to get a replacement and failed. In the airport on the way back he bumped into Banks, who had retired having lost an eye. Bridges explained his plight and Banks said I'll play one game if money is right, to which Bridges says sure you only have one eye, Banks said I can still see the same ball with one eye that people see with 2 eyes. RICHER was jammers, Banks got £500...... and made a wonder save from Eamo...

eigrod

Ian Callaghan & Rodney Marsh played for Cork too.

artanevilla

Willa Breezy Mission wrote: »

hardly a cameo

Or world class.

DDC1990

Bob Marley played in Dalymount, throw him on the Wing.

dan1895

Willa Breezy Mission wrote: »

hardly a cameo

Ha true.

osarusan

Maybe there should be a distinction made between players like Keane and McGrath, who just started out as youngsters like any other players, and players who arrived for a handful of games when already famous.

My idea of a Cameo 11 is a team of over-the-hill-but-still-a-bit-famous players who arrived in LOI at the end of their career for a handful of games.

osarusan

Deleted User wrote: »

Bobby Tambling an interesting one. Chelsea record scorer until Lampard overtook him. Moved to Ireland for religious reasons in the 70s, played for a number of clubs here and was Cork City's first manager on joining the league in the mid 80s.

He also has the dubious honour of having my brother named after him.

Ashbourne hoop

Frank Worthington