What became of Billy O'Shea? Never heard of him after that leg break in the AI in 97.
Dermot Washington, nippy forward on Roscommon minor team in 92. Remember seeing him in semi v Armagh.
Philip Clifford. He seemed to go off the county scene very young.
I remember Philip Clifford used to play with his knee heavily strapped.
Injury probably caught up with him, even though he was only young.
Dermot Washington played senior league year after minor, was too small of a build and never made the grade. His club team were inter/ junior standard did ok, but never shot the lights out. A seriously talented minor though. Huge weight was placed on his shoulders in the county after those minor performances, the next tony mc and all that.
Raymond mulgrew? All star nominee. Hugely talented but not seen since.
...Google.
When Roscommon beat Kerry after 2 games to win the 2006 All Ireland Minor Title, Kerry had a magnificent forward by the name of Paddy Curran. He looked a sure star of the future. What became of him?
Injuries. Did his ACL at least once and was never the same. Played with South Kerry and won a county championship I think, but never really figured with Kerry again. Very nice young lad too.
Thanks AZ. Pity to hear that his career was affected by injury. He kicked some great points that day in Croke Park in the drawn game.
Quote from: BennyCake on April 25, 2015, 05:32:02 PM
What became of Billy O'Shea? Never heard of him after that leg break in the AI in 97.
Dermot Washington, nippy forward on Roscommon minor team in 92. Remember seeing him in semi v Armagh.
Philip Clifford. He seemed to go off the county scene very young.
Billy O'Shea played for Kerry again in 1999 but better forwards like his own club mate Mike Frank Russell, came on the scene and he never got a look in again.
Philip Clifford played for Cork up to around 2005 for definite, not sure if he played longer. Worked in the bar trade, still does I think. Had a lot of injuries. Almost had to retire after a serious motorbike accident when he was young, hence the constant knee bandage.
Paddy Curran recently had his third ACL injury unfortunately. Very sad that he never reached the heights his minor days promised. He was unreal in that 2006 drawn final and played through a broken jaw for the last quarter also.
Jaw broken in a clash with Mark Mikey.
Poor Markeen hasn't exactly covered himself in glory since.
Peter Sullivan, Meath.
Quote from: Rossfan on April 26, 2015, 12:50:45 AM
Jaw broken in a clash with Mark Mikey.
Poor Markeen hasn't exactly covered himself in glory since.
Didn't he win an U21 B in the hurling too..! If only the footballers followed suit..
Thinking of Peter Sullivan myself , seen him in the 92 final, he was a very good player, lesser players than him made the cut with meath, couldn't work that one out.
The player outside county Derry which stand out according to the Maghera lads was the lad from St Jarlaths Tuam, think he played on Galways 94 minor team, John Concannon? to me he was by far the best player never to make the cut, He was better than Joyce and donnellan at the time.
Westmeath minor team 95 had some very good players who disappeared, and some of the the Laois minors of the following years never cut it either at senior with a serious crop of players. one Leinster title in that years that followed.
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on April 26, 2015, 01:56:06 AM
Thinking of Peter Sullivan myself , seen him in the 92 final, he was a very good player, lesser players than him made the cut with meath, couldn't work that one out.
The player outside county Derry which stand out according to the Maghera lads was the lad from St Jarlaths Tuam, think he played on Galways 94 minor team, John Concannon? to me he was by far the best player never to make the cut, He was better than Joyce and donnellan at the time.
I remember playing against this fella in a friendly against St Jarlaths back in the day. He was something else then. Good interview with him here from a few years ago. http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/all-sorts-of-things-go-through-your-head-it-was-eating-me-up-26745798.html
There was quite a few of that vintage from Maghera who perhaps never really kicked on like I thought they might, Gerard Cassidy was a super player at McRory cup level and Adrian McGuckin would have been a proper talent but for injuries.
Adrian McGuckin had serious back problems, otherwise he would have played senior county level, no sure why cassidy disappeared he was very good
Paddy Curran also played an important part in Kerry's u21 All-Ireland winning side in 08, scoring 0-2 in the final.
Declan McCrossan?
Mayo's minor FF line of 2013 who scored goals for fun!
None of them involved in even this year's U-21.
(I know one lad has had terrible personal tragedies but what about the other two?)
Surely a lad like this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTWhPYWTYCE&spfreload=10) should be on a panel somewhere?
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on April 26, 2015, 02:06:46 AM
Westmeath minor team 95 had some very good players who disappeared, and some of the the Laois minors of the following years never cut it either at senior with a serious crop of players. one Leinster title in that years that followed.
That Westmeath team was a solid team throughout, without any stand-out players. A few were involved with the senior team around 2000 and were panel members in 2004. The Laois minors in 96-98 had a lot more household names.
I remember one lad on that Westmeath minor team, Thomas (Tom) something?
Played in the forwards, serious player.
Tomas Cleary I'd say? He was from the Downs I think?
Ronan Clarke, I thought I heard he was making a comeback a few years ago.
Quote from: AZOffaly on April 27, 2015, 03:37:05 PM
Tomas Cleary I'd say? He was from the Downs I think?
Right on both counts. He was a big man underage alright but didn't really have the mobility for senior. Made a senior comeback there a couple of years ago but it didn't lead anywhere unfortunately.
Washington managed a Intermediate team in Longford last year.
Quote from: DennistheMenace on April 27, 2015, 04:25:57 PM
Ronan Clarke, I thought I heard he was making a comeback a few years ago.
Each comeback seems to be undone by yet another potentially career threatening injury. Fair play to the fella though - he seems determined to comeback and I note that he is featuring prominently for Pearse Og in the league recently - probably his best run in quite some number of years.
I've said it before - one of our greatest ever players. He was some loss to Armagh in the period since 2009.
Quote from: GalwayBayBoy on April 26, 2015, 01:33:20 PM
Declan McCrossan?
Norf Tyrone would be able to tell you better, but i think he ended up working over in England for a wile anyway.
Played a bit for his club Owen Roes, but hasnt played for them in a while now either.
Quote from: GalwayBayBoy on April 26, 2015, 01:33:20 PM
Declan McCrossan?
I well remember his performance against us in Clones in 2001 - he was brilliant that day and looked a real star of the future. Did he not essentially lose his place through injury to Philip Jordan?
Quote from: Rufus T Firefly on April 28, 2015, 08:16:34 AM
Quote from: GalwayBayBoy on April 26, 2015, 01:33:20 PM
Declan McCrossan?
I well remember his performance against us in Clones in 2001 - he was brilliant that day and looked a real star of the future. Did he not essentially lose his place through injury to Philip Jordan?
The thing with McCrossan was that he very likely could have got back into that team but he left around 2004 apparently due to a combination of reasons (University across the water, building a house, getting married etc). Just didn't seem to want to/be able to commit again the way he had for the previous number of years with Tyrone at all levels.
Quote from: Rufus T Firefly on April 28, 2015, 08:09:10 AM
Quote from: DennistheMenace on April 27, 2015, 04:25:57 PM
Ronan Clarke, I thought I heard he was making a comeback a few years ago.
Each comeback seems to be undone by yet another potentially career threatening injury. Fair play to the fella though - he seems determined to comeback and I note that he is featuring prominently for Pearse Og in the league recently - probably his best run in quite some number of years.
I've said it before - one of our greatest ever players. He was some loss to Armagh in the period since 2009.
Superb player and great ball winner from any type of ball into the FF line.
Quote from: Rufus T Firefly on April 28, 2015, 08:09:10 AM
Quote from: DennistheMenace on April 27, 2015, 04:25:57 PM
Ronan Clarke, I thought I heard he was making a comeback a few years ago.
Each comeback seems to be undone by yet another potentially career threatening injury. Fair play to the fella though - he seems determined to comeback and I note that he is featuring prominently for Pearse Og in the league recently - probably his best run in quite some number of years.
I've said it before - one of our greatest ever players. He was some loss to Armagh in the period since 2009.
Ronan Clarke won an Ai at 19. He had the world in his hands. His trouble with injuries and lack of subsequent game time does not take away from his brilliance. A really exciting player in top gear.
The charity match between the new AI champions and the rest of Ireland, played the week after the All Ireland final?
Quote from: Rufus T Firefly on April 28, 2015, 08:16:34 AM
Quote from: GalwayBayBoy on April 26, 2015, 01:33:20 PM
Declan McCrossan?
I well remember his performance against us in Clones in 2001 - he was brilliant that day and looked a real star of the future. Did he not essentially lose his place through injury to Philip Jordan?
Deccy was always an independent thinker and his own man. I remember him at school when he had a moustache long before anyone else and no one at school would tell him to get rid of it. I think he had to go to England to do teacher training and put life before football. Fair play to him.