Players you love to hate (but are not really bad lads).

[From the Bunker]

There are a lot of players out there who are not really bad guys, but get up your nose. For some reason, you just don't like them.
Kerry's James O'Donoghue! Really annoys me. Hate the smirk on his face. Donnacha Walsh another.

(This is not an anti Kerry Rant!)

[Syferus]

Padraig Joyce.

[6th sam]

Padraig Joyce.

Without taking this too seriously, I think it's a sad indignment of the modern game, that the 1st two players mentioned as "hate figures" are two flare forwards who are/were a delight to watch, rather than some of the cynical sledgers  with limited ability that we've witnessed over the years .
James' crime against football apparently is to smile when he scored a wonder point/goal , hateful habit alright!!

[brokencrossbar1]

I'd say they have a very high opinion of you too!

[OgraAnDun]

Padraig Joyce.

Without taking this too seriously, I think it's a sad indignment of the modern game, that the 1st two players mentioned as "hate figures" are two flare forwards who are/were a delight to watch, rather than some of the cynical sledgers  with limited ability that we've witnessed over the years .
James' crime against football apparently is to smile when he scored a wonder point/goal , hateful habit alright!!

The cynical sledgers would probably be considered 'bad lads'.

[Syferus]

Padraig Joyce.

Without taking this too seriously, I think it's a sad indignment of the modern game, that the 1st two players mentioned as "hate figures" are two flare forwards who are/were a delight to watch, rather than some of the cynical sledgers  with limited ability that we've witnessed over the years .
James' crime against football apparently is to smile when he scored a wonder point/goal , hateful habit alright!!

Not really. Joyce will get a love-in any place he goes. This is about what players you personally couldn't stand but knew weren't total donkeys. We rarely played against Ricey or Paul Galvin so I was never going to choose them.

I watched Joyce so many times from 1998 to his retirement and usually win that I grew to dislike his mug. He was also an awful cúnt for jobbing frees off his marker. Oh, and Michael Donnellan was both a better player and more essential to Galway's AIs than Joyce was but Joyce's longer career means he has way better PR.

[seafoid]

Donaghy

[From the Bunker]

Donaghy

In fairness, Donaghy is a bad lad! Kicking away footballs! Mouthing! He's easy hate. I'm looking for people you hate that you really should not.

[SpeculativeEffort]

Kieran McGeeney - probably a great player to have on your side but seems to garner very little enjoyment out of anything in life: football, winning, anything...

[moysider]

Can t think of one tbh.

[Over the Bar]

Crap thread. Must be in line for worst ever.  Mods must be gobshites even to allow such a crap thread which is simply a thinly-veiled personal attack on players dressed up. Shame on the mods.

[BennyHarp]

Crap thread. Must be in line for worst ever.  Mods must be gobshites even to allow such a crap thread which is simply a thinly-veiled personal attack on players dressed up. Shame on the mods.

Aye but I'm sure the fella who started the thread is actually not really a bad lad!

[From the Bunker]

Crap thread. Must be in line for worst ever.  Mods must be gobshites even to allow such a crap thread which is simply a thinly-veiled personal attack on players dressed up. Shame on the mods.

Aye but I'm sure the fella who started the thread is actually not really a bad lad!

[Rossfan]

Less players for Rochey for the Donegal game and more past it. Bit of a blow for him.

"Rochey" FFS 
Syfín just go and support the rhubarbs and be done with it

[larryin89]

Seanie McDermott , sly sledger.