Laochra Gael - Stevie McDonnell

Started by Il Bomber Destro, March 20, 2016, 04:49:05 PM

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clarshack

Stevie McDonnell was a far superior footballer to Oisin McConville

Taylor

Quote from: clarshack on March 21, 2016, 12:22:31 PM
Stevie McDonnell was a far superior footballer to Oisin McConville

Ciuin FFS

tiempo

Quote from: Taylor on March 21, 2016, 12:42:31 PM
Quote from: clarshack on March 21, 2016, 12:22:31 PM
Stevie McDonnell was a far superior footballer to Oisin McConville

Ciuin FFS

Neither were unmarkable though lets get that right.
Shane Sweeney, now there's a lad that was unmarkable.

Over the Bar

QuoteSo if stevie was from Cross and took the frees? Who'd be better?

If Cross was in Dublin they would have "signed" him and won all before them.
Report

Don't get Indiana started about winning all before them!  ::)

seafoid

Oisin was lethal. Without him Armagh would not have won anything. Having a forward like him is what wins all Irelands
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

Taylor

Quote from: seafoid on March 22, 2016, 08:21:17 AM
Oisin was lethal. Without him Armagh would not have won anything. Having a forward like him is what wins all Irelands

What he said.
Oisin was as valuable to Armagh as PTG was to Tyrone during the glory years

Applesisapples

You can't really compare Oisin and Stevie Mac, both superb players who brought something different to the table. Throw in Marsden and John Mac and you go some way to seeing why the current armagh squad are so poor.

imtommygunn

McConville seemed to lose a bit of pace maybe round 2005ish and wasn't as effective at county level but never lost that effectiveness at club level. Before then he was deadly at county too but maybe not just as much afterwards.

BennyHarp

Quote from: seafoid on March 21, 2016, 09:58:43 AM
Why armagh only won the one is one of the great mysteries, second only to why Mayo won none

Hardly a mystery! Kerry and Tyrone just had that little bit extra than them.
That was never a square ball!!

omagh_gael

Still don't know how he managed to score that goal in the 2008 semi final.

brokencrossbar1

Different types of footballers,  Stevie a better 'impulse' player,  Oisin a metronome, both deadly!

bennydorano

Quote from: BennyHarp on March 22, 2016, 02:51:10 PM
Quote from: seafoid on March 21, 2016, 09:58:43 AM
Why armagh only won the one is one of the great mysteries, second only to why Mayo won none

Hardly a mystery! Kerry and Tyrone just had that little bit extra than them.
Well Tyrone had Brian (f**king Red &) White for a start!!!

Keyser soze

#42
The Gooch on last night, what a player!!

From the Bunker

Quote from: seafoid on March 21, 2016, 09:58:43 AM
Why armagh only won the one is one of the great mysteries, second only to why Mayo won none

The back door killed Armagh. If it had not been invented until 2006, Armagh would have seen a few more titles.

Throw ball

Quote from: From the Bunker on March 31, 2019, 04:00:17 PM
Quote from: seafoid on March 21, 2016, 09:58:43 AM
Why armagh only won the one is one of the great mysteries, second only to why Mayo won none

The back door killed Armagh. If it had not been invented until 2006, Armagh would have seen a few more titles.

Quite possibly true. The extra games tested the squad and when it came to it the depth if the Armagh squad was not quite as deep as some others. Armagh is a small county with the most populated area - Craigavon / Lurgan/ Portadown providing very few county GAA players.