What a player! Shame his last few seasons in a Kerry jersey were dogged by injuries. One of very few truly great forwards in the modern game!
http://www.punditarena.com/gaa/thepateam/colm-cooper-retire-intercounty-football/
Some career he had was a joy to watch. Best of luck to him if he does retire.
Sad news.The outstanding player of the millennium to date,and a true honest sportsman into the bargain
Was never the same after his knee injury.
An absolute joy to watch in his prime.
The greatest flat track bully and player who could steamroll cannon fodder to play the game.
Quote from: Il Bomber Destro on October 04, 2016, 10:20:18 PM
The greatest flat track bully and player who could steamroll cannon fodder to play the game.
::)
Some player. Made it look effortless. Good luck to him.
Quote from: Il Bomber Destro on October 04, 2016, 10:20:18 PM
The greatest flat track bully and player who could steamroll cannon fodder to play the game.
;D Put that wooden spoon away for once old chap ;D ;D ;D ;D
Class footballer, it was a pleasure to watch him (when he wasn't playing against us at any rate)
Most skilful player of this millennium to date. Below Maurice Fitz in terms of pure elegance and natural ability but at his peak as an inside forward he was unmarkable. Played the game the right way with barely a foul stroke despite coming in for plenty of treatment from rugged corner backs. It's the right time for him to go, the last thing you want to see is a player like him seeing out his career mostly on the bench.
A top quality footballer sublimely skilled and enjoyed watching him rip apart other teams.
Quote from: yellowcard on October 04, 2016, 11:02:29 PM
Below Maurice Fitz in terms of pure elegance and natural ability
In what way was Gooch below Maurice Fitzgerald in terms of natural ability or elegance?
Elegance is in the eye of the beholder, but elegance to me is ability to beat a man with the drop of a shoulder, to pass the ball into the net in the blinking of an eye, to split a defence wide open with a single pass.
He is/was as elegant and naturally talented as players come.
4-18 from play in All-Ireland finals as opposed to Fitzgerald's 0-4 from play in finals.
Has anybody else hit 4-18 from play in All-Ireland finals?
The elegance of execution.
Quote from: sid waddell on October 04, 2016, 11:46:02 PM
Quote from: yellowcard on October 04, 2016, 11:02:29 PM
Below Maurice Fitz in terms of pure elegance and natural ability
In what way was Gooch below Maurice Fitzgerald in terms of natural ability or elegance?
Elegance is in the eye of the beholder, but elegance to me is ability to beat a man with the drop of a shoulder, to pass the ball into the net in the blinking of an eye, to split a defence wide open with a single pass.
He is/was as elegant and naturally talented as players come.
4-18 from play in All-Ireland finals as opposed to Fitzgerald's 0-4 from play in finals.
Has anybody else hit 4-18 from play in All-Ireland finals?
The elegance of execution.
I would actually argue that Cooper was more productive but Fitzgerald had that languid effortless style and was more naturally 2 footed. Absolutely it's in the eye of the beholder. Personally I'd prefer to watch Fitzgerald who was a similar type player to Zidane in soccer, he just had an immaculate touch, maybe not the best athlete but was born with a gift.
Devastating that he never got a Player of the Year. Surly he had to deserve one, in one of the years Kerry won the AI.
One of the best, and a good guy to match.
Is the Gooch type player a dying breed? if you look at some of the physical conditioning of other players.
Quote from: BennyHarp on October 04, 2016, 09:32:17 PM
What a player! Shame his last few seasons in a Kerry jersey were dogged by injuries. One of very few truly great forwards in the modern game!
http://www.punditarena.com/gaa/thepateam/colm-cooper-retire-intercounty-football/
While it's clear the Gooch is coming to the end of his career none of the papers carried this story this morning or on their websites. Wasn't mentioned on the sports news on newstalk or RTE either. I don't know much about this website, so what are the chances this story is actually true?
I hope it's not. I think a guy like him could have a big say in helping with bringing the good minors through if he were still playing.
Quote from: EastTyrone on October 05, 2016, 08:49:19 AM
Devastating that he never got a Player of the Year. Surly he had to deserve one, in one of the years Kerry won the AI.
Is that true? Best forward of the noughties and a joy to watch. So accurate from play and never looked hurried.
I remember watching him early in his intercounty career and proclaiming that he was too slight to make it at that level ...... :-\ :-\ :-\
Quote from: TabClear on October 05, 2016, 10:20:04 AM
Quote from: EastTyrone on October 05, 2016, 08:49:19 AM
Devastating that he never got a Player of the Year. Surly he had to deserve one, in one of the years Kerry won the AI.
Is that true? Best forward of the noughties and a joy to watch. So accurate from play and never looked hurried.
I remember watching him early in his intercounty career and proclaiming that he was too slight to make it at that level ...... :-\ :-\ :-\
Yeah, it is unfortunately.
2015
Jack McCaffrey
Dublin
2014
James O'Donoghue
Kerry
2013
Michael Darragh MacAuley
Dublin
2012
Karl Lacey
Donegal
2011
Alan Brogan
Dublin
2010
Bernard Brogan
Dublin[3]
2009
Paul Galvin
Kerry
2008
Sean Cavanagh
Tyrone
2007
Marc Ó Sé
Kerry
2006
Kieran Donaghy
Kerry
2005
Stephen O'Neill
Tyrone
2004
Tomás Ó Sé
Kerry
2003
Steven McDonnell
Armagh
2002
Kieran McGeeney
Armagh
2001
Pádraic Joyce
Galway
2000
Seamus Moynihan
Kerry
Quote from: TabClear on October 05, 2016, 10:20:04 AM
Quote from: EastTyrone on October 05, 2016, 08:49:19 AM
Devastating that he never got a Player of the Year. Surly he had to deserve one, in one of the years Kerry won the AI.
Is that true? Best forward of the noughties and a joy to watch. So accurate from play and never looked hurried.
I remember watching him early in his intercounty career and proclaiming that he was too slight to make it at that level ...... :-\ :-\ :-\
In fairness he resembled a blade of grass when he first appeared on the county scene.
One of the all time greats - played the game at a different speed to most other players.
Was one if the best right from the first day I saw him play for Kerry v Laythrum in the League in Kenagh!
Carrick unplayable as was the Hyde that day.
He was so small and frail looking on an extremely soft pitch yet you knew you were seeing a good one.
If true then best wishes on your retirement.
Looks like a serious clearout in the kingdom so
O'Se, Donaghy, O'Mahony, Sheehan and Cooper all out the gap
Lot of big names there.
Quote from: sid waddell on October 04, 2016, 11:46:02 PM
Quote from: yellowcard on October 04, 2016, 11:02:29 PM
Below Maurice Fitz in terms of pure elegance and natural ability
In what way was Gooch below Maurice Fitzgerald in terms of natural ability or elegance?
Elegance is in the eye of the beholder, but elegance to me is ability to beat a man with the drop of a shoulder, to pass the ball into the net in the blinking of an eye, to split a defence wide open with a single pass.
He is/was as elegant and naturally talented as players come.
4-18 from play in All-Ireland finals as opposed to Fitzgerald's 0-4 from play in finals.
Has anybody else hit 4-18 from play in All-Ireland finals?
The elegance of execution.
A post that shows the irrelevance of isolated statistics.
Hope he stays on for another year didn't look out of place this year...still has plenty to offer...
Great player in his prime one of the best !!!!
Quote from: Il Bomber Destro on October 04, 2016, 10:20:18 PM
The greatest flat track bully and player who could steamroll cannon fodder to play the game.
are you Martín very very beag Mchugh ?
Quote from: twohands!!! on October 05, 2016, 02:34:42 PM
Looks like a serious clearout in the kingdom so
O'Se, Donaghy, O'Mahony, Sheehan and Cooper all out the gap
Lot of big names there.
Few of them make Kerry any weaker. The first three are well past it and the fourth never really set the world on fire at any point.
Hopefully Cooper doesn't do a Marc/Tomas/O'Mahony and hang on too long so that your lasting image of them is them being laid out by younger bucks. Johnny Cooper had Gooch in his pocket this year. Really ever since Turbo Tom helped do in his knee he's been far easier to close out of games.
Quote from: Syferus on October 06, 2016, 12:33:46 AM
Quote from: twohands!!! on October 05, 2016, 02:34:42 PM
Looks like a serious clearout in the kingdom so
O'Se, Donaghy, O'Mahony, Sheehan and Cooper all out the gap
Lot of big names there.
Few of them make Kerry any weaker. The first three are well past it and the fourth never really set the world on fire at any point.
Hopefully Cooper doesn't do a Marc/Tomas/O'Mahony and hang on too long so that your lasting image of them is them being laid out by younger bucks. Johnny Cooper had Gooch in his pocket this year. Really ever since Turbo Tom helped do in his knee he's been far easier to close out of games.
Yeah Cooper hasn't looked anything like the same player since the same since the knee injury unfortunately.
It's more the fact that it will be a lot of familiar names moving on.
Even with those lads moving on, Kerry will still have a couple of over 30s in the squad - Donnacha Walsh, Maher, Darran O'Sullivan are all past the 30 mark aswell
No more news on this story. I'd say we'll not hear for sure until the New Year.
Replacing Bryan Sheehan's free taking could be Kerry's biggest problem.
Quote from: Fuzzman on October 07, 2016, 02:12:59 PM
No more news on this story. I'd say we'll not hear for sure until the New Year.
Replacing Bryan Sheehan's free taking could be Kerry's biggest problem.
Seeing as he warmed the bench most games recently Fitzmaurice isn't of the same opinion.
Quote from: twohands!!! on October 05, 2016, 02:34:42 PM
Looks like a serious clearout in the kingdom so
O'Se, Donaghy, O'Mahony, Sheehan and Cooper all out the gap
Lot of big names there.
None of them out the gap yet..
Quote from: 5 Sams on October 07, 2016, 10:22:10 PM
Quote from: twohands!!! on October 05, 2016, 02:34:42 PM
Looks like a serious clearout in the kingdom so
O'Se, Donaghy, O'Mahony, Sheehan and Cooper all out the gap
Lot of big names there.
None of them out the gap yet..
They're not noted for their speed alright, 5 Sams.
If he got a bank transfer to cavan, could we persuade him to play for us?
A bank transfer from Cavan might work.
Quote from: Denn Forever on October 08, 2016, 05:06:30 PM
If he got a bank transfer to cavan, could we persuade him to play for us?
Would have to hurl first?
Quote from: Syferus on October 07, 2016, 10:30:12 PM
Quote from: 5 Sams on October 07, 2016, 10:22:10 PM
Quote from: twohands!!! on October 05, 2016, 02:34:42 PM
Looks like a serious clearout in the kingdom so
O'Se, Donaghy, O'Mahony, Sheehan and Cooper all out the gap
Lot of big names there.
None of them out the gap yet..
They're not noted for their speed alright, 5 Sams.
Seriously though could you imagine that group playing out a couple of years in somewhere like Waterford, Roscommon or Derry they'd make some difference. Even Mayo.
Quote from: rrhf on October 08, 2016, 11:30:13 PM
Quote from: Syferus on October 07, 2016, 10:30:12 PM
Quote from: 5 Sams on October 07, 2016, 10:22:10 PM
Quote from: twohands!!! on October 05, 2016, 02:34:42 PM
Looks like a serious clearout in the kingdom so
O'Se, Donaghy, O'Mahony, Sheehan and Cooper all out the gap
Lot of big names there.
None of them out the gap yet..
They're not noted for their speed alright, 5 Sams.
Seriously though could you imagine that group playing out a couple of years in somewhere like Waterford, Roscommon or Derry they'd make some difference. Even Mayo.
Tyrone need help long before you should be getting to Mayo.
Good to see this is nonsense and he's still playing on.