Johnny Doyle announces his retirement

Started by Donnellys Hollow, April 06, 2014, 06:30:43 PM

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trileacman

Shite player. Never wun nuffin'.

In all seriousness, he's a perfect example that success is not measured in medals. Never gave up, he mightn't have scored the most or the most spectacular but on every given day he was always at the coal-face, even in the face of defeat. That's a quality that outweighs all others.
Fantasy Rugby World Cup Champion 2011,
Fantasy 6 Nations Champion 2014

highorlow

Fair play to Johnny. Great player. He will make a great manager.

Pity the sports news this morning didn't give him a mention.
They get momentum, they go mad, here they go

squire_in_navy_slacks

A good good player, best of luck in his retirement

bcarrier

A proper player.

Good luck to him in the next phase of his life.

Bord na Mona man

Unfortunate to have soldiered for one of the weaker counties. He was a quality forward, reliable without being flamboyant. He had a great vision and timing. Always seemed to find space, when no one else could, to pop over a point.


Rossfan

Farewell johnny and best wishes on your retirement.
You had a good long innings above and beyond the call of duty.
Yet another wonderful player to prove that you don't need a drawer full of medals to show you're good.
Anyway players only win medals if they're surrounded by enough of other good players.
Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

seafoid

Maybe if he had been around in 98 it might have worked out.
A great player and an inspiration to a lot of Kildare kids. It's not always about winning.
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

AZOffaly

A great player for Kildare, and one you always knew left everything on the field. A pleasure to watch him over the years.

J OGorman

fine footballer. Aslways knew what you'd get from him. Heart of a lion

rodney trotter

Great player, a player Kildare could always rely on for scores. At 37 not a big surprise though, I thought he might have retired last year.

AQMP

Class footballer.  Brilliant to watch.  It'll be a strange summer without Johnny and the Gooch!

The Hill is Blue

A great player and a gentleman.

He'll be remembered as one of the elite of the game who would have got on to any team but who unfortunately never won an All-Ireland medal.

Best of luck for his retirement.
I remember Dublin City in the Rare Old Times http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T7OaDDR7i8

squire_in_navy_slacks

Quote from: AQMP on April 07, 2014, 03:01:39 PM
Class footballer.  Brilliant to watch.  It'll be a strange summer without Johnny and the Gooch!

Gaa could market that title  ;)

Jinxy

The catch he made from the last kick-out against Down in 2010 summed him up.
Surrounded by bigger, stronger, younger men, he soared above them all to win the ball that very nearly ended up in the net with the last kick of the game.
If you were any use you'd be playing.