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Really, when you are picking a players in a cathegory like this there are rules to follow:

You can't pick some one who was at the tail end of their career......Mickey Linden
You can't pick some one who is at the begining of their career.......Ciaran Donaghy
You are looking for consistency over a period of 5 years or more......Anthony Tohill
You are looking for a player who did not go missing in big games.....Peter Canavan
You are looking at a player who was a managers dream, no injuries, no sendings off, no stupid press interviews........James Nallen
You are looking for a player who was maybe not on the best team, but always turned up......Declan Browne[/b][/i]

Really you could have 3 teams one for every five years.

Sweet jesus the standard of lunacy on this board just hit an all time high. Demonstrate one big game canavan went missing in, and ill come over and wash your car.

No point in laying all those rules down, the competition that inspired this thread doesn't have those rules. At the end of the day it is down to individuals opinions, some people won't play lads out of position (the way the all stars used to be done) and some will,(the way that they are now).

I also agree with Puckoon, you are well wide of the mark with your comments about Canavan, ask someone from Kerry, Armagh or Dublin (to think of just a few games off the top of the head)

Feck Sake Louth Exile and Puckoon what part of NOT do you NOT understand. I gave Canavan as an example of some one who DID NOT go missing in big games. JESUS


I guess its been a shorter summer than Id have liked. The hackles were quick to rise. I apologise fair sir.

Maybe this should be a seperate thread, but how about naming two 15's, who you would like to play out, man to man.

[You are looking for a player who did not go missing in big games.....Peter CanavanYou are looking at a player who was a managers dream, no injuries, no sendings off, no stupid press interviews........James NallenYou are looking for a player who was maybe not on the best team, but always turned up......Declan Browne]

Really, when you are picking a players in a cathegory like this there are rules to follow:

You can't pick some one who was at the tail end of their career......Mickey Linden
You can't pick some one who is at the begining of their career.......Ciaran Donaghy
You are looking for consistency over a period of 5 years or more......Anthony Tohill
You are looking for a player who did not go missing in big games.....Peter Canavan
You are looking at a player who was a managers dream, no injuries, no sendings off, no stupid press interviews........James Nallen
You are looking for a player who was maybe not on the best team, but always turned up......Declan Browne

Really you could have 3 teams one for every five years.

Sweet jesus the standard of lunacy on this board just hit an all time high. Demonstrate one big game canavan went missing in, and ill come over and wash your car.

[I dont know what the shipping to back home is like, but check out www.worldsoccershop.com.]

I dont know what the shipping to back home is like, but check out www.worldsoccershop.com.

Now I know what the shipping to back home is like. Thats pretty expensive, still and all though, its a great deal for anyone living over here. Alternatively Id suggest asking someone you know who is over here to send them over, although all in all its maybe not worth the hassle. Depends on your bankroll!!

How the hell can it be almost double the price at home however! 79$ Vs 79 pounds is a serious difference.

Pat Spillane on Des Cahill Show castigated Tyrone football tonight. He criticised the negative tactics of Tyrone and Armagh footballers and blamed the mangers

Feckin eejit, I feckin downloaded the radio show, and feckin sat like a feckin tyrone eejit with clenched fists and gritted teeth waiting to hear what the fecker said. He never mentioned tyrone or armagh at all! You have little to be doin legal eejit.

Players come in and out of form, It certainly wouldnt hurt to take a look at a number of these players, not just in trial situations, but in the arena of the mckenna cup. Combined maybe that would be a fairer crack of the whip than just taking boys in for trials. I think tyrone need that direct running top inside forward who is a real goal threat.

It's usually the players who couldn't kick sh*te out of a bucket who turn up to training wearin predators and get laffed out of it.

Players like, canavan, calvan, mcguigan, mulligan, the rock and mulgrew? Feckin eejit!

Ive worn the copas, the new kings and the new predators in the last year (dont start, I get enough from the wife) and I think its just a matter of opinion. The copas are great, but they lose shape very easy, and If you have a broad foot, stay away from them, youll end up kicking the ball like you are wearing a pair of workin boots. The pumas are very very good, as are the predators. Personal choice really. If you dont want to wear a boot with any sort of flashiness, plump for the pumas.

I dont know what the shipping to back home is like, but check out www.worldsoccershop.com. I just checked out that previous website someone posted to you, and the one I am recommending has the same selection, but for boots like the pumas and copas, its a whole bunch cheaper, especially with this feckin dollar.

Id be inclined to agree with wee roddy's claim that there are players, just as good, if not better from carmen and coalisland who are not in the tyrone panel, than some of those from errigal who while being honest solid footballers, have hardly set the game alight since 2005. Davy does well with his point per game, and is always available for the ball, but his tackling isnt hitting the standards that I think the tyrone work ethic was built on. Enda is a great player, who suffered those tough injuries, but along with alot of his double celtic cross winning team mates - maybe the hunger has dropped a little. Its easy for people to tell supporters that we are quick to criticise and that we couldnt do better - however, its not hard to see that the hunger isnt there, the obvious fire in the belly of the team who hadnt wont prior to 2003, and who were angrily snarling for revenge against armagh in the semi of 2005 just isnt there right now. All players can suffer a dip in form right now, but too many tyrone men have suffered it at the same time now. Some blame has to lie with those responsible for the conditioning of the team, and at team management. Why wont gaby mccallan play for the county? Is mickey as impartial as we are led to believe. Young McAnulla is a super prospect - kinda reminds me of richard thornton as a minor.

Gilligan just touched the ball.

Pains me, but derry should have this won a couple of times over. Pints, Nightmare isnt the word for what we are seeing from eoin bradley. Hes not even putting himself about, his marker had time to fall on his ass, get back up and find a dublin player on the over lap, bradly was just standing looking at him.

[Meath were by far the better looking team]

I read Colm Coyle's interview in the paper on sun and if true, Coyler said that the ref gave everything to tyrone during the game!
Colm still playing th eold mind games and the 'no one likes us' card.
Its part of what has motivated and re-generated meath this year.

IMO Meath were by far the better looking team , still tyrones endurance kept them in it - I am not sure how.
I thought there were three bad decisions regarding frees in the first half that ended up with meath points, with at least one in the second half added to two occasions where Darren fay picked the ball clean off the ground.

In spite of so many dreadful wides (from easier scoring positions imo) by tyrone, they could have won the game which they lets face it - did not deserve based on the entertainment and play during the game.

Meath need to tighten up their defence if they are going to win the All Ireland - which now is not beyond them in a one off game (most likely v kerry), given that cork look like a clueless team and meath should easily get to the final.

Curse those handsome devils!

prob true in both senses !

I mean ...ryan mcmenamin !

Ryan not your type then lynchboy!?

I think conor gormley has shown in every game, that hes the best back in the country, from 2-7 he might be the most desired player in the country if he was available for any team to get their hands on him. Surely grounds for an all star this year?

Im not sure that the inside forwards bray and masters should be picked at half forward for any of these best 15 in the country. The roles are completely different. The inside man wins the ball, turns, maybe takes on his man, maybe doesnt and bangs it over (or at least thats the blue print for success). The half forward has so much more to do, and needs to be a more direct runner of the ball, and a winner of scrappy ball. Think geraghty, cavanagh(could be there), and galvin  and so on. It makes no sense to make room for masters and bray at half forward, that wouldnt deliver an all around best 15 performance just my two cents worth.

No creativity up front. Very little fight. Meath much better team. Geraghty still a nasty piece of work.

Understatement to suggest that tyrone need to get their finger out here, still though, only 2 points behind! Come one boys, do it for dinky'n'dooher!