Irish Independent 100 Greatest Football Stars Of Today

[heffo]

IS Antony Lynch still playing for Cork?

Yes, he'd be the last man to let them down.

Are his people undertakers or something?

[HiMucker]

Did McGourty opt out the list???  I read the Irish news everyday and the propaganda has me believing he must be one of the best in the land

[saffron sam2]

None of the following would make my list:

23 R McMenamin
28 T O'Sullivan
34 B McGuigan
37 T Freeman
52 D Harte
58 G Connaughton
61 M McGrath
65 P Finlay
67 T Griffin
70 P McConnell
76 C Mortimer
77 C Harrison
79 P Kerrigan
81 B Owens
82 D Freeman
90 P Hearty
92 D Clerkin
94 D Clarke
97 D Casey
98 D Tubridy
99 B Grogan
100 T Mortimer

[Maguire01]

None of the following would make my list:

23 R McMenamin
28 T O'Sullivan
34 B McGuigan
37 T Freeman
52 D Harte
58 G Connaughton
61 M McGrath
65 P Finlay
67 T Griffin
70 P McConnell
76 C Mortimer
77 C Harrison
79 P Kerrigan
81 B Owens
82 D Freeman
90 P Hearty
92 D Clerkin
94 D Clarke
97 D Casey
98 D Tubridy
99 B Grogan
100 T Mortimer

So not one current Monaghan player would make your top 100 current players?

[Maguire01]

Is C McManus Monaghan's Conor McManus? If so, whilst he has the talent, i'm not sure he stacks up in the other categories at this stage in his career above Tommy. Similarly whilst Darren Hughes is a great talent, I wouldn't rank him above Finlay at this stage. McManus and Hughes both have potential to be the backbone of the Monaghan team over the next 5-10 years, but it's probably a bit premature to be ranking them above the others.

35 C McManus
37 T Freeman
60 D Hughes
65 P Finlay
82 D Freeman
92 D Clerkin

Did you really think Monaghan would have 6 men in that list!!!!

Was that meant to be a question? 6 players for a Division 1 team is hardly that exceptional. Although you might have read my doubts over two of the players, or at least their position on the list.

[leaveherinsir]

Was meant to be a joke, but dont worry about it! Ill give you two, T.Freeman and P.Finlay.
You'se would have some representation on the 100 Dirtiest players of Today tho!

[Maguire01]

Was meant to be a joke, but dont worry about it! Ill give you two, T.Freeman and P.Finlay.
You'se would have some representation on the 100 Dirtiest players of Today tho!

I'd like to think so!

[Orior]

None of the following would make my list:

23 R McMenamin
28 T O'Sullivan
34 B McGuigan
37 T Freeman
52 D Harte
58 G Connaughton
61 M McGrath
65 P Finlay
67 T Griffin
70 P McConnell
76 C Mortimer
77 C Harrison
79 P Kerrigan
81 B Owens
82 D Freeman
90 P Hearty
92 D Clerkin
94 D Clarke
97 D Casey
98 D Tubridy
99 B Grogan
100 T Mortimer

Indeed, but you'll struggle to find 22 replacements.

[David McKeown]

Nice to see 2 Cross lads on the list but you I would have to say that, even though he may not be still playing county, given his form for Cross in rfecent months Oisin would be a decent shout in front of the likes of Trevor Mortimor and Ross Munnelly.  Lets face it what have they really done in the last 3-4 years to warrant inclusion.

John Galvin should be higher up than 27.

Must be going blind who is the second one?

Never mind I missed Hearty

[ross4life]

Dublin have more players in the top 20 than Connacht combined and Cork have only one in the top 25. How does that work?

And how is Gooch ahead of Larry Reilly??

Yup  Dublin that haven't made an All Ireland final since 1995 while Cork have been winning leagues & getting to finals consistently

Larry Reilly would chew this list up & spit it out.

[BennyHarp]

None of the following would make my list:

23 R McMenamin
28 T O'Sullivan
34 B McGuigan
37 T Freeman
52 D Harte
58 G Connaughton
61 M McGrath
65 P Finlay
67 T Griffin
70 P McConnell
76 C Mortimer
77 C Harrison
79 P Kerrigan
81 B Owens
82 D Freeman
90 P Hearty
92 D Clerkin
94 D Clarke
97 D Casey
98 D Tubridy
99 B Grogan
100 T Mortimer

Indeed, but you'll struggle to find 22 replacements.

That was just what i was thinking!

[haranguerer]

Ronan Clarke ahead of Marty Clarke....someone is having a steffi graf.

are you serious? ahead of him all day long!

[saffron sam2]

None of the following would make my list:

23 R McMenamin
28 T O'Sullivan
34 B McGuigan
37 T Freeman
52 D Harte
58 G Connaughton
61 M McGrath
65 P Finlay
67 T Griffin
70 P McConnell
76 C Mortimer
77 C Harrison
79 P Kerrigan
81 B Owens
82 D Freeman
90 P Hearty
92 D Clerkin
94 D Clarke
97 D Casey
98 D Tubridy
99 B Grogan
100 T Mortimer

So not one current Monaghan player would make your top 100 current players?

Yes, that is correct.

[saffron sam2]

None of the following would make my list:

23 R McMenamin
28 T O'Sullivan
34 B McGuigan
37 T Freeman
52 D Harte
58 G Connaughton
61 M McGrath
65 P Finlay
67 T Griffin
70 P McConnell
76 C Mortimer
77 C Harrison
79 P Kerrigan
81 B Owens
82 D Freeman
90 P Hearty
92 D Clerkin
94 D Clarke
97 D Casey
98 D Tubridy
99 B Grogan
100 T Mortimer

Indeed, but you'll struggle to find 22 replacements.

Off the top of my head.

F Doherty
E Muldoon
P Cunningham
J Crozier
K McKernan
D Rafferty
A Rogers
M Penrose
J Reilly
R Kavanagh
D Molloy
J Miskella
P Kissane
A O'Connor
J P Rooney
K Fitzgerald
G Sice
B Kavanagh
R Barry
B Murphy
B Scanlon

[blewuporstuffed]

None of the following would make my list:

23 R McMenamin
28 T O'Sullivan
34 B McGuigan
37 T Freeman
52 D Harte
58 G Connaughton
61 M McGrath
65 P Finlay
67 T Griffin
70 P McConnell
76 C Mortimer
77 C Harrison
79 P Kerrigan
81 B Owens
82 D Freeman
90 P Hearty
92 D Clerkin
94 D Clarke
97 D Casey
98 D Tubridy
99 B Grogan
100 T Mortimer

Indeed, but you'll struggle to find 22 replacements.

Off the top of my head.

F Doherty
E Muldoon
P Cunningham
J Crozier
K McKernan
D Rafferty
A Rogers
M Penrose
J Reilly
R Kavanagh
D Molloy
J Miskella
P Kissane
A O'Connor
J P Rooney
K Fitzgerald
G Sice
B Kavanagh
R Barry
B Murphy
B Scanlon

Ahead of brian mcguigan & ricey??? really??

each to their own i suppose