All Ireland with Club or County?

C_Berg_316 · July 23, 2009, 02:11:51 PM

Not sure if this topic has been posted before - did a quick search and couldn't find one.

So after having this discussion with a few club mates at training the other night just wondered what most posters opinion is:

would you rather win an Senior all-ireland with your club (lets assume your club are good enough for the purpose of the question)

or

would you rather win a Senior all-ireland with your county (again lets assume you are good enough to play intercounty and your county are good enough to win and all-ireland)

For me and any of the lads i chatted to it was all-ireland with the club hands down - although the publicity/crowds, etc for intercounty would be much greater i don't think anything would compare to winning a senior all-ireland with your club mates, and i know if we ever did the rip afterwards would be as the gaa ad states.....unrivalled

This leads on to a slightly different question - does anyone think that it would be a good idea to have club allstar awards or to have club players considered for an all-star (i.e. lets say for example a team from galway won the all-ireland club and there centre half back has been unreal in ever game, galway as a county are knocked out of the championship early and during the whole championship there have been no stand out centre half backs - would it not be an option to consider someone who has had an outstanding year for their club??

Final Whistle · July 23, 2009, 04:04:55 PM

Who needs an all-ireland?

To get my hands on the o'neill cup id trade everything i own, everyone i hold dear, everything i hold dear and the crown f**king jewels on top of the whole lot.

There is something about the Tyrone championship that makes it very special.

BallyhaiseMan · July 23, 2009, 04:05:18 PM

Club everytime.

full back · July 23, 2009, 04:10:33 PM

Remember a thread similar to this ages ago

Club everytime, no question

Apple Crumble · July 23, 2009, 04:20:17 PM

County.

Don't / Didn't we all go to county games dreaming of one day pulling on the jersey and scoring the winning goal with an overhead kick or something in the last minute for our county in the all-ireland final. I

Watching Kerry & Meath lift the trophy back in the days was just immense.

County for me.

fitzroyalty · July 23, 2009, 04:23:31 PM

Club 100%. We reached an AI final once but got beat in a f**king replay

bingobus · July 23, 2009, 04:47:04 PM

Would have to be club. (At least that way we get all the glory and not have to share it with that shower up/down/over etc the road

)

Success is relative to the limitations of your club/county.

At the minutes I'd love a county title....on a barren run of 5 years without one

Rossfan · July 23, 2009, 04:52:30 PM

County as my clubeen do well to field teams every year. $:-\$

Farrandeelin · July 23, 2009, 05:08:48 PM

Club. Got hammered in 97 by Crossmaglen, then Ballina and Crossmolina won it. $:-\$

A county title would be lovely this year though to end this awful decade without one so far.

deiseach · July 23, 2009, 07:37:00 PM

County

milltown row · July 23, 2009, 08:04:52 PM

Club everytime. we were there not too long ago and the buzz that it created was unreal.

as a county though we are too way off the mark in winning an All Ireland.

Orior · July 23, 2009, 08:49:36 PM

If you're a member of a division four team, then its obviously county.

If your county had waited over 100 years, and watched its neighbour bag five, then its obviously county.

Trevor Hill · July 23, 2009, 08:54:08 PM

Quote from: Orior on July 23, 2009, 08:49:36 PM
If your county had waited over 100 years, and watched its neighbour bag five, then its obviously county.

With your other neighbour about to bag its fourth

The Real Laoislad · July 23, 2009, 09:06:40 PM

County but a Liam not a Sam would be my first choice...

Schkite · July 23, 2009, 09:14:45 PM

For a Monaghan man, either would be nice, but I'd go for the club. Sure nevermind an AI, an Ulster would be unreal!