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I'll see you in the Skylon then O'Neill and lets see if you'll utter Jackeen there. How will I know it's you? Any identifiable charactertistics apart from the shite drippling from your chin?

Typical cheeky Dub.  We have a lot to look forward too

yeah but hes at work, he didnt have time to get out of bed and check the dvd's

Ye cheeky dub ye

Larssons first premiership game could be against aston Villa and Martin O Neill

 Fionntamhnach , i know what your saying and most of us have been through it as players and coaches.

To answer the inital question, Why Bother?  For me the answer is quite simple, to see a young one adopt and improve and at the end of the season for someone ( Players) to just says thanks.

Fair enough wobbler i accept your points

Back to Bensars - Not being anything close to an expert but I find it astounding you find fit not to include Maurice Fitz in that list.I think even Stevie Wonder once commented on his talent

Can i refer to the person who started the thread and the question posed within that initial posting.
May i also draw your attention to the bit in it that refers to Ulster ?

Not being anything close to an expert myself, and correct me if im wrong here, but was the aforementioned Mr. Fitzgerald not a native of county Kerry ?

I'll get me Coat

Don't mean to speak ill of the dead Bensars, but what McAnallen achieved in the game was testimony to hard work, intelligence and application, and not natural talent. To even mention him in the same thread as players like Canavan or Blaney is wrong.
And quite where you plucked Seamus Downey out of, I just don't know.

your some knob. You have the check to come on and critique an  opinion but dont post your own selection.
Just looked at your previous posts and it seems you are a self appointted know all on all subjects.

Cormac did have a natural talent that was also harnessed with a hell of a lot of work and effort. Thats the difference why he made it to the top while a lot of natural skilled lazy players dont. In relation to seamus downey, he was a great player but for a dodgy knee and could have achieved possibly a lot more.

This is only my opinion, i respect the others who have posted their opinions and certainly will no lower my self at cheap shots.

Lots of good suggestions, but my  answer  to the question in terms of skill alone, not achievement or  longevity, would be,

Peter Canavan
Greg Blaney
Seamus Downey
Martin Mc Hugh
Cormac Mc Anallan
James Mc Cartan
Tony Boyle


Of those Canavan and Blaney above the rest. Hard to seperate, one the master provider, one the master finisher

Lucky you missed the BBC coverage. They gave pride and place to the punch up after the Stewartstown v Ballymcnab match.

Hardly suprising given that their head of sport  ( Sherlock Holmes sidekick !! ) wanted to remove from the schedule   the televised  mac rory cup finals as well on St paddys day. To say theres obsession with promoting soccer and denegrading gaelic games, would be something of an understatement. They should introduce the sports bulletin with " Black is the clolour"

Brolly was one the original 25 lads who met to set up the GPA (90% of whom were Ulstermen incidentally). He'd a fallen out with somebody over something and left. His comments on the GPA are motivated by personal grudge rather than an effort at constructive analysis or criticism.

Correct, and has stated openly, that he still thinks its a good idea. Where the conflict arises however, is the nature in which this is achieved. He realised it was going to become a gravy train for the elite and wisely removed himself from his association with it. IMO i feel he has been consistent in his critique of this organisation. Wheher or not you like the man, he is one that has the balls to go against the tide if he feels it right and proper.
Keep it up joe !!!

Just to put that one to bed for the sake of full scale warfare, the answer i was looking for was armagh.

I hadnt counted on people trawling back to 1920 or 1905.........for the sake of argument just forget that one

Was it Zin Zan Brooke? Or Bernie McCahill?

I know they both played club in london, but not sure about intercounty.

who is the only player to represent  3 different provinces in the Railway Cup ?

When Kerry Beat Tyrone in the 1986 all ireland final, who missed the Penalty ?

Down have had many all stars, only one does not possess and Celtic cross,  who is he?

Which county win an all ireland, with the entire panel holding no previous  inter county all irelands ( ie. minor or u21) ?

What about 3 players who have captained their club to all ireland title and captained their county to all ireland in the same year ?