Top 10 Forwards since 1977 - Survey Results

[Il Bomber Destro]

It's hard to really judge Browne. Did he ever play in any semi-serious game against a decent opponent? With all due respect if Kerry or Cork were playing Tipp 15 years ago it would generally be played at a leisurely pace where Cork and Kerry ran out easy victors.

In contrast you can certainly judge Mattie Forde much more on merit, he delivered some massive performances against credible opposition in closely fought games.

Not Browne's fault but there will always be loads of question marks over how good he really was.

[Captain Obvious]

Kieran Cunningham not happy with ye https://twitter.com/KCsixtyseven/status/856469282389143552 He has a point.

It must be a slow week for that journalist if he is on gaaboard and is upset by what he read on here.

What does his opinion have to do with his profession?

Weird comment. Getting personal for no apparent reason.

I got personal did i? you are the king of the weird comments on here oops.. getting personal for no apparent reason again 

[thewobbler]

It's hard to really judge Browne. Did he ever play in any semi-serious game against a decent opponent? With all due respect if Kerry or Cork were playing Tipp 15 years ago it would generally be played at a leisurely pace where Cork and Kerry ran out easy victors.

In contrast you can certainly judge Mattie Forde much more on merit, he delivered some massive performances against credible opposition in closely fought games.

Not Browne's fault but there will always be loads of question marks over how good he really was.

Likewise. He was obviously a talented footballer but it's difficult to compare him with regular Croke Park performers, who delivered against the best defences multiple times.

Dessie Dolan surely more deserving of plaudits.


Interesting comment about Jamie Clarke above too. Jamie is more of a Le Tissier than a Shearer. I'd probably have paid in quicker to watch the former, but if you're doing a "the greatest" thread, he's many, many rhngs below the latter.

[Syferus]

Kieran Cunningham not happy with ye https://twitter.com/KCsixtyseven/status/856469282389143552 He has a point.

It must be a slow week for that journalist if he is on gaaboard and is upset by what he read on here.

What does his opinion have to do with his profession?

Weird comment. Getting personal for no apparent reason.

I got personal did i? you are the king of the weird comments on here oops.. getting personal for no apparent reason again 

Digging your hole even deeper..

[Jell 0 Biafra]

While one might criticize Connolly for not scoring enough, if you look again at the last 10-15 minutes of the 2011 final, Dublin don't win that without his contribution. 

[omaghjoe]

Larry Tompkins probably  the man hardest done by in this poll, but has a few natural disadvantages
the age profile of voters
75% of poster are not from Munster

the other thing is every Criticism of D Connolly  could also be made of canavan

Larry Tompkins disqualified himself for me when he got sunburned feet the week before a Munster Final.

 

That's hilarious, sore as f**k tho as I am sure anyone who has suffered will testify

[vallankumous]

Bernard Brogan? Really? Run this poll in 10 years and Brogan wouldn't even be mentioned, never mind make the top 25. Connolly either.

Connolly is the best forward in the best team ever.

[BallyroanAbu]

A lot of people go on about the effect of mass media on the vote for todays players,  I would also like to mention that sometimes the memories play tricks when this is not available.  For past players we tend to focus on their great games and do very little examination of their bad ones.  It would be like judging Bernard Brogan's whole career on his footballer of the year season.  It truly is an unfair comparison on how you can judge 24/7 analysis of now, against euphoric recall.

[seafoid]

Bernard Brogan? Really? Run this poll in 10 years and Brogan wouldn't even be mentioned, never mind make the top 25. Connolly either.

Connolly is the best forward in the best team ever.

Would you schtop

[redhandefender]

Kieran Cunningham not happy with ye https://twitter.com/KCsixtyseven/status/856469282389143552 He has a point.

It must be a slow week for that journalist if he is on gaaboard and is upset by what he read on here.

You are a complete dose fella

What does his opinion have to do with his profession?

Weird comment. Getting personal for no apparent reason.

I got personal did i? you are the king of the weird comments on here oops.. getting personal for no apparent reason again 

Digging your hole even deeper..

[Beffs]

While one might criticize Connolly for not scoring enough, if you look again at the last 10-15 minutes of the 2011 final, Dublin don't win that without his contribution.

Yeah, but that was 6 years ago and he wasn't the marked man then, that he is now. Point me towards a knock out game, that the Dubs won in the past 2 or 3 years, where he was the most important or influential player on the pitch.

[Owen Brannigan]

While one might criticize Connolly for not scoring enough, if you look again at the last 10-15 minutes of the 2011 final, Dublin don't win that without his contribution.

Yeah, but that was 6 years ago and he wasn't the marked man then, that he is now. Point me towards a knock out game, that the Dubs won in the past 2 or 3 years, where he was the most important or influential player on the pitch.

National League final showed what happened when his influence was removed from the game and Kerry were able to put Dublin under enough pressure to win.

[Zulu]

What kind of standard is that? I think that's a ridiculous question. Teams are now set up to take the best players out of the game. Gifted footballers are now more about working hard for the team than displaying wonderful scoring performances. Connolly has been one of the most effective players in Ireland for over 10 years. He is the most complete footballer in Ireland by some distance, it isn't even close IMO.

Since when has a MOM performance in major game become the mark of a truly great player? Connolly has been a great player for Dublin and delivered in many big games. If some people can't see that then you'd have to wonder what they are looking at.

[Syferus]

What kind of standard is that? I think that's a ridiculous question. Teams are now set up to take the best players out of the game. Gifted footballers are now more about working hard for the team than displaying wonderful scoring performances. Connolly has been one of the most effective players in Ireland for over 10 years. He is the most complete footballer in Ireland by some distance, it isn't even close IMO.

Since when has a MOM performance in major game become the mark of a truly great player? Connolly has been a great player for Dublin and delivered in many big games. If some people can't see that then you'd have to wonder what they are looking at.

Since forever.

[From the Bunker]

My question is how has Connolly performed away from a home venue of Croke Park in the Championship? How does he play in away League semi finals and League finals. Does he find the travelling difficult and staying in Hotels during the Championship. How does he manage to get time off work to get to training? How does he always manage to overturn red cards? How many more times will he say that, that will be the last rush of blood? How many more times does he expect to get a free run in a game? How many times do the Dublin media expect him to get a free run in a game? How many solicitors does he have? How many shrinks does he have? How many times will he be the victim? How many times will he not live up to the hype? How many more people will come on here and say he is the best of his generation? How much longer can I listen to this?