Mayo's (Where football is life) 3 greatest players

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1. Tom Langan
2. Sean Flanagan
3. Ciaran MacDonald

[stephenite]

1. Tom Langan
2. Sean Flanagan
3. Ciaran MacDonald

I can only go on players I've seen.......

1) Ciaran MacDonald
2) Liam MacHale
3) Ken Mortimer

I can't think of too many others from the 85-89 vintage (bar the one I've selected) that would merit inclusion over anyone on my list, Willie Joe perhaps. Padraig Brogan could have been the best footballer anyone has ever seen.

[rosnarun]

the 3 best
1)ciaran Mcdonald
2)aidan o shea
3)dermot flanaghan(would have ben james nallen but 2 Cross lads would raise suspicion of bias)

the 3 that coulda make a difference
1) mark butler
2)padraic Brogan
3)john maughan

[RogerMilla]

Ciaran Mcdonald
Willie Joe Padden
Liam Mchale

[RedandGreenSniper]

the 3 best
1)ciaran Mcdonald
2)aidan o shea
3)dermot flanaghan(would have ben james nallen but 2 Cross lads would raise suspicion of bias)

the 3 that coulda make a difference
1) mark butler
2)padraic Brogan
3)john maughan

Whoaa says Dan!

[AbbeySider]

2)aidan o shea

Thats a joke

[ballinaman]

1) Stephen Carolan (Best peno taker in all the land)
2) PJ Loftus
3) Shane Fitzmaurice

Honourable mentions to Brian Maloney and James Gill

[ONeill]

1. WJ Padden
2. McDonald
3. Anthony Finnerty

[Lar Naparka]

Geez, that’s an impossible one to answer!
I think it all depends on when I saw them in action and on how I was feeling at the time. You’d then have to think of their inspirational effect on those around them as well as their actual level of football skill.
I know I’ll never settle on any three (or 33) but I’ll nominate:

Joe Corcoran
Willie Joe Padden
Ciaran McDonald

[mayo 4 eva]

I'll have to go with who ive seen in action:

Ciaran McDonald
James Nallen
Ken Mortimer

[Tubberman]

Some of these top 3s etc are pointless, but sure it's just a bit of harmless craic.

Going on those I've seen:
Ciarán McDonald
James Nallen
Willie Joe Padden - I was a bit young for WJ so memories aren't that clear, but I remember thinking he was an absolute legend

[blanketattack]

Sean Flanagan
Tommy Langan
Ciaran McDonald

I can't believe people are leaving out Sean Flanagan and Tommy Langan. That'd be someone leaving Christy Ring out of the top 3 Cork hurlers, just because they hadn't seen him play.

[mortified]

in my lifetime

1) Ciaran Mc
2) James Nallen
3) K Mort

[RogerMilla]

Sean Flanagan
Tommy Langan
Ciaran McDonald

I can't believe people are leaving out Sean Flanagan and Tommy Langan. That'd be someone leaving Christy Ring out of the top 3 Cork hurlers, just because they hadn't seen him play.

sorry blankett but i saw my 3 play and they were utter legends , i dont doubt your picks , i just never saw them and dont feel qualified to rank them..

[moysider]

Older informed opinion would lead one to believe that Padraic Carney and John Morley were great as was Tom Langan as a ff. Flanagan a brilliant leader and organiser/tactician.

In my time Willie Joe stands out as does McDonald and McHale, because even on an ordinary day for him he was usually the most influential player on the field. Then there s Nallen of course.

Those that were great losses to the county were Brogan, Ted Webb and Ger Geraghty.
Geraghty was probably the most complete player the last 30-40 years. He was the best player on the u21 team of 84 which had a few very good players.