Ricey Retires

[supersarsfields]

He establishment in the Tyrone side could have been stymied if Decy McCrossan had remained at home to do his PGCE and had stayed with the Tyrone squad.  He was superior in so many ways to McMenamin and played the same part for Tyrone.

Both could have been accommodated. Declan McCrossan was a strong half back (I don't believe he was as good as Ricey tbh) but Ricey played his best football from the corner back position. Usually marking one of the opposition's key men. 

[rodney trotter]

Would Connor Gormley be following McMenamin and call it a day at inter county? Although he was probaly one of Tyrone's better players when they were hammered by Kerry.

[Nally Stand]

Would Connor Gormley be following McMenamin and call it a day at inter county? Although he was probaly one of Tyrone's better players when they were hammered by Kerry.

No. Already committed to another year.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Did he ever score a goal for the county? Was trying to remember. He probably did but don't recall it.

2004 McKenna Cup vs Londonderry

[ziggysego]

A superb player, who could run rings around anyone during the glory years. Every county had their villians and Ricey was ours. Not that he ever did anything too bad, just people were looking for excuses to crucify him. The McEntee incident was terrible though.

[LeoMc]

He establishment in the Tyrone side could have been stymied if Decy McCrossan had remained at home to do his PGCE and had stayed with the Tyrone squad.  He was superior in so many ways to McMenamin and played the same part for Tyrone.

Both could have been accommodated. Declan McCrossan was a strong half back (I don't believe he was as good as Ricey tbh) but Ricey played his best football from the corner back position. Usually marking one of the opposition's key men.

Did they not both feature at Wing back in 2002, both attacking wing backs. Ricey then got moved to the corner for 2003.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Earlier than that - they were the wing backs in 2001

[LeoMc]

Earlier than that - they were the wing backs in 2001

Robinson and McGinley were still in the corners in 2002 so Ricey did not back till after the Sligo debacle.

[supersarsfields]

Was Declan not plagued with some recurring injury around the time of his retirement as well? Norf would prob know better.

[Puckoon]

Declan has had a daily battle with ingrown hairs since about the age of 4.

[Itchy]

An out and out tr**p but its fair to say most teams would like a tr**p like him on their team

[bennydorano]

He's nothing to apologise for, all's fair in love & war. Brought more to the Tyrone team than his footballing ability & I think that that was ultimately more important.

[tyssam5]

Winner!

[rodney trotter]

I don't believe McMenamin purposely spat at Marc O'Se despite what an earlier poster said. The McEntee incident was the one where he did cross line.

From the Belfast Telegraph...........

From that angle he looks a bit like Roy Keane, and has even less class than Royboy.

He was a dirty animal who was all that was bad about gaelic football, himself and McMenamin are vermin of the lowest order. I am glad this filthy animal is gone from inter county football, it will be all the better for it!

Tyrone have had some gaggle of horrible hoors over the last ten years playing for them.

Keano did lots of things but he never spat at anyone ASAIK. McMenamin was low class, but very effective for Tyrone

[Orior]

I wish I could turn the clock back, announce my retirement from club football and then sit back and watch a thread grow discussing my achievements.

Hang on, I never retired, I was just permanently dropped. The final insult was when Poyntzpass only fielded 14 players while I was a sub.