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Slow down lads. Time was that the NFL winners were guaranteed 2 All Stars, each of the the provincial champions were given at least one. Then an outstanding player from a perceived weaker county was also honoured, e.g. Paddy Moriarty, well before Armagh made the breakthrough in 77, also Kevin O'Brien of Wicklow and David Kilcoyne, Westmeath (hurling). Of course Roscommon can feel hard done by if they don't get one, likewise Cork who improved immeasurable for this championship. Gary Brennan and Donal Keoghan would also be in with a shout but in the days of "winner takes all" the great players among the lesser lights will probably again be ignored. But remember that preceding the great recent recession the brightest and most accurate economists were either ignored or threatened but were still correct. Today we know the price of everything and the value of nothing. MillerX (Meath) - Posts: 1058 - 16/08/2019 19:57:21 2226557 Link 1 |
All stars a load of BS anyway. DLlegends (Donegal) - Posts: 503 - 16/08/2019 20:01:01 2226560 Link 1 |
What are you even talking about?
winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 488 - 16/08/2019 20:13:34 2226565 Link 0 |
All this talk about clifford , coc and all is bullsh*t, donal is the greatest ever
achara (Monaghan) - Posts: 558 - 16/08/2019 20:19:24 2226568 Link 2 |
Yes Keoghan is as good or better than anyone playing in his role. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8571 - 16/08/2019 20:26:10 2226574 Link 7 |
Royal, I disagree with you but we're both biased !
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7290 - 16/08/2019 20:34:41 2226577 Link 5 |
How? He only played 2 matches tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1091 - 16/08/2019 20:41:02 2226580 Link 1 |
Murphy is starting to remind me of Joe Canning in terms of people's perceptions, i.e. he's a victim of his own success and is definitely judged by higher standards than other players. My player of the decade, and he should be a definite all-star this year, but I couldn't say with any certainty that he will get one...
Bosco98 (Galway) - Posts: 127 - 16/08/2019 20:46:32 2226581 Link 3 |
Sure Meath were the whipping boys of the super 8's. They won't, and shouldn't get any All-Star. The unlucky ones to lose out on my team it are David Moran and Colm Boyle. Looking at it again I would prob take out either Byrne/Cooper depending on who plays better in final and find a spot for Boyle. hopballref (Galway) - Posts: 375 - 16/08/2019 20:47:58 2226582 Link 2 |
Moran too inconsistent - quite likely to disappear in the final. Would be surprised if Howard gets an All-Star unless he has a stormer in the final.
neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 16/08/2019 20:57:29 2226587 Link 0 |
Maybe if he asked him nicely!
Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 16/08/2019 21:02:50 2226590 Link 1 |
Agree, look he is unlucky to be playing at a time when Meath were very much in transition, now that is bearing some fruit, I think he is in with a good shout of a all star. It would be warranted.
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 16/08/2019 21:08:26 2226593 Link 0 |
Agreed. I would nearly go as far to say as Keogan is the best all round footballing back in the country at the moment both in terms of defending and attacking.
winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 488 - 16/08/2019 21:20:35 2226596 Link 0 |
Would have both Boyle and Keogan in the team ahead of Byrne and Cooper.
winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 488 - 16/08/2019 21:33:02 2226604 Link 0 |
Keogan is a better defender than McCaffrey but doesn't have the speed of McCaffrey going forward. Keogan a better all round footballer.
winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 488 - 16/08/2019 21:36:40 2226607 Link 2 |
Fair play to him if he does, I personally don't put much value on them, the cross is all that matters!
realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8571 - 16/08/2019 22:10:58 2226622 Link 5 |
Still not a better footballer though :)
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 16/08/2019 22:43:13 2226629 Link 0 |
Jack McCaffrey is the greatest wing back to ever play the game. There's never been a player like Jack never. The opposition's best player are marking McCaffrey in games now it's nuts, it's unfair to put Keoghan whose a great player in the same bracket as Jack cause it's not even close.
clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 16/08/2019 22:53:02 2226635 Link 6 |
Keogan is a better defender than Durcan.
winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 488 - 16/08/2019 23:20:42 2226647 Link 0 |
Sad to see the amount of funny stuff floating around Meath. I was hoping the cops had greater control of it. But delusional is widespread seemingly. No way Meghan is getting all star and no way he deserves it. Ye beat laois ffs thays all. Hammered apart from that. Improvement yeah. Miles off it though sourmilk93 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1142 - 17/08/2019 01:30:37 2226663 Link 2 |