Who is the favourite player you have ever played alongside. Not necessarily the best player but the one that you always liked having beside you. Some unsung hero of a corner back who put in 12 years on the club's senior team, or a keeper that no one ever gave credit to even though he was a real reliable skin at the back of the defence.
My own choice would be a fella called Joe Stack originally from St Finbarrs in Cork. Played with him for years and he was a very accurate corner forward, although a bit on the slow side. No matter, whenever Stackie was on the field , you always thought you had a chance of winning any game, he could conjure all sorts of magic.
Would have to say the Genius that is Mini Holmes, brother of tyrone midfielder
Maurice Fitzgerald was very lucky to have me as a team mate on many occasions at U16, Minor and U21 level, 'Tis many the day I carried those teams on my own. Then I found drink and Maurice went on to be come a legend, but seriously even back at U16 level everyone knew he would be a star. He always had that outstanding class and was always able to kick and score off both feet. And a really nice guy to boot.
I marked PTG at primary school in the Knockconny Cup. He was 8 and I was 10. He barely touched leather! (but still managed to score about 6 points)
when i was younger, i used 2 go 2 camp dromantine
just outside newry!
played with and against many current county players from all over ulster.
brian mcguigan and fergal doherty were 2 of them!
Joe Kelly - legend (I think Turk will agree)
John Sullivan. Junior Player with my club, top man married to my sister. He is my fav. Always pick him when I get captains pick in the 7 a sides. If you are ready this John, ' Hello '
Marked declan browne in freshers, despite pulling and dragging he scored 4 points in the 30 minutes i was on him
I had the priviledge to be a clubmate of and play alongside the great Olcan " Cloot" McFetridge on more occasions than I care to remember. For a player who was light years ahead of his team mates he never once just turned up and didnt put in the effort. He was undoubtedly the most committed player we had in all manner of meaningless league games in October in such glamorous places as Feystown Glenarm and Whitehill Randalstown. I once played with him in Randalstown where he personally scored 4-14 and ended up on the loosing side, we conceded 7-15 in total, we were truly abysmal he was magnificent.
Quote from: umgolaarmagh on December 14, 2006, 01:10:15 PM
Would have to say the Genius that is Mini Holmes, brother of tyrone midfielder
Funny, I thought you had left by the time Mini joined - but there you go! ;D
At SPGS Rufus,
and the occassionally game on wellesly avenue about 3:00am
Joey Towell who hurled for Dublin for years and who got more stitches in his face and head than a patchwork quilt from going on those solo runs with the head down. Joe grew up in the flats at O'Devany Gardens on North Circular, became the back bone of Eoghain Ruaidh hurling club and did more for Dublin hurling than anyone I know. Lost contact with him around '79-'80 and don't know how he is now or where he is. He proved like that unfortunate young lad that was shot fixing a radiator that every single area of Dublin has lads as good as anywhere in the country and to O'Devany Gardens Joe was a hero to all the young lads at the time.
Paddy McKeever
Kevin Keegan - (Newry City soccer player)
Met Joey Towell up in the Phoenix Park about a year ago. He was pucking a sliotar against the dressing room walls of the old Eoghn Ruadh pitch. I had a juvenile team with me and I brought them over to him and told them he was the best hurler Dublin ever had. They were sceptical to say the least looking at this auld lad in his 50's with a bit of a belly on him. Then while he was talking to them he flaked the ball straight up about 150 feet in the air. Still chatting away to the young fellas he caught the ball behind his back on the way back down. The boys eyes nearly popped out of there heads. He showed them a few more tricks after that. They were enthralled with him. He is a gentleman and the lads are still talking about him.
If you see him again tell him Tom Fennelly was asking for him please.
Do camogs count? :-*
James Grennan, with club and county. As a corner forward he always seemed to know what ball to give, and where I was running. it seemed to vary with other forwards, but with me, he seldom gave a bad ball.
Terry Lyons
The hardest man ever in Meath football (that I have ever seen).
Would get a 30 - 70 ball that he should never have had a chance of getting and then would hoof it up to you.
Not the best and most skilled player, but you took great confidence with Terry there to back you up, and his bravery and hardness only inspired you on.
An elephant gun wouldnt stop Terry in his tracks.
Had to be Geoffrey McGonigle, Joe Brolly once described him havin an ass like a bag of cement but big Geoff is and wuz a legend. Ask any back in Derry club football over the last ten years and they'll tell you the same, he won many a game for the "sirs" on his own.
Quote from: STALWART on December 15, 2006, 11:56:17 AM
Had to be Geoffrey McGonigle, Joe Brolly once described him havin an ass like a bag of cement but big Geoff is and wuz a legend. Ask any back in Derry club football over the last ten years and they'll tell you the same, he won many a game for the "sirs" on his own.
Like almost all his club team mates, Jarvis never really demonstrated what he could do on the county level.
Down to a mixture of being on bad sides, not getting the ball sent into him when he was picked of just not being selected by useless managers
Geoff also was the architect of his own downfall by heavily boozing from the age of 14
Great guy though and heart of gold (with an erse of cement!)
Lynchbhoy
Terry Lyons me hole - what about Peter Conlon or Ger Lowry, two real men of steel.
Would have to be Colin Lynch, the man's energy was just ridiculous
Quote from: Timothy Leary on December 15, 2006, 12:07:22 PM
Lynchbhoy
Terry Lyons me hole - what about Peter Conlon or Ger Lowry, two real men of steel.
Timmy
Ger was tough as nails
but I lost all respect for Peter Conlon as a 'tough guy' when making my first championship start at 16 , I was floored by a sly punch from the big full back, and Peter saw this and did nothing.
Maybe Timmy you should be asking the question to Peter & Ger about me!
As for the Cloughs toughest men second place Peter Delaney, but without a shadow of a doubt hardest/toughest ever was Tom Kelly (not mouse Kelly).
just floatin through. saw the thing bout geoffrey. a few yaesr ago i was in newbridge where he put on an absolute exhibition at full forward.
he set up everything and we ut three different men on him. best thing was he didnt just have the size his vision was unbelievable. he made eegits out of the defenders elling dummies kicking scores and then when he was tired of that just bullying his marker and plughing through lads. one pass over the top to a wing back running at full tilt was one of the best ive ever seen in football. sheer class.
Totally agree Capt, Derry played Cavan in Breffini few years ago and McGonigle got a free on the right hand touch line. Ronan Rocks made a run from the far side and called the ball, Big Geoff hit er with the outside of his peg, right into Rocks' chest who wuz pulled down for a penalty. Never mind the pass, Geoff came runnin over, took the ball off whoever, took one step and stuck the penalty in the top corner, and i mean "one" step. unbelieveable considering it wuz a tight championship match as well.
Quote from: STALWART on December 15, 2006, 02:18:52 PM
Geoff came runnin over,
that part I dont believe
but this part I do
"took the ball off whoever"
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:D :D :D :D U OBVIOUSLY NO BIG GEOFF WELL LYNCH BOY!!!!
I went to school with Tom Kelly,Steven Kelly and Joe Higgins and played on the same school team as them.
Also played soccer against Henry Shefflin and former Kilkenny hurler Ken O'Shea.Shefflin is a great soccer player
Would like to add to what has been said about Joey Towell, a hero of mine as a kid when Dublin hurling legends were thin on the ground.