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Who Is Considered The Greatest Football Player Of All Time?

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Sean Purcell. Just ask Micheal O'Muirceartaigh,he saw them all since the war worple (Roscommon) - Posts: 351 - 08/05/2023 22:45:14 2476909 Link
The greatest all rounder that I've ever seen is Jack o Shea. Clifford is the best of the bunch at the moment but he can't do what Jacko could do. Breffni1969 (Cavan) - Posts: 510 - 09/05/2023 06:14:45 2476918 Link
Replying To Greengrass: "I would go with Jack O Shea and Brian Fenton. Matt Connor and David Clifford are the best forwards I have seen. I always loved watching Maurice Fitzgerald and Patric Joyce. Kieran McGeeney was a magnificent leader on the field. There are so many great players and it's entirely subjective." matt connor mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1904 - 09/05/2023 08:17:59 2476922 Link
For me the likes of Mattie Ford or Declan Browne, they were just from wrong County. jacktheboy (Donegal) - Posts: 513 - 09/05/2023 09:36:32 2476925 Link
Replying To bad.monkey: "Can only judge those I saw myself - Peter Canavan for me. Everything you could want in a player." Canavan for me still the greatest forward I've ever seen, though in 10 years time it may well be David Clifford. Tomás Ó Sé or James McCarthy as the greatest defenders in my time watching, maybe Lee Keegan as well. Anthony Tohill the greatest midfielder probably. Very hard to pick who the best is overall though. Probably just about go for Canavan. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13842 - 09/05/2023 09:51:05 2476927 Link
Replying To Breffni1969: "The greatest all rounder that I've ever seen is Jack o Shea. Clifford is the best of the bunch at the moment but he can't do what Jacko could do." or jacko could never do what clifford does with ease Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 3017 - 09/05/2023 10:09:04 2476932 Link
Cluxton the best keeper, Darren Fay the best inside back, Seamus Moynihan best half back, Jacko best midfielder, Michael Donnellan most exciting half forward, Clifford best inside forward. dufferman (Down) - Posts: 158 - 09/05/2023 10:14:39 2476934 Link
Replying To dufferman: "Cluxton the best keeper, Darren Fay the best inside back, Seamus Moynihan best half back, Jacko best midfielder, Michael Donnellan most exciting half forward, Clifford best inside forward." Darren Fay was good alright, until he met Padraic Joyce! Padraic took him to the cleaners in the 2001 AI final with a 10 point tally, 9 of them in an unbelievable second half performance. (He fluffed an open goal chance too!) Fay had never encountered anything like it. togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1101 - 09/05/2023 11:07:55 2476965 Link
Mickey Linden or Declan Browne best I seen. Equally as good off either foot and neither got near enough credit. tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 09/05/2023 11:20:52 2476971 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "Canavan for me still the greatest forward I've ever seen, though in 10 years time it may well be David Clifford. Tomás Ó Sé or James McCarthy as the greatest defenders in my time watching, maybe Lee Keegan as well. Anthony Tohill the greatest midfielder probably. Very hard to pick who the best is overall though. Probably just about go for Canavan." Agree with this, canavan has always been my favourite to watch anyway but clifford is right up there with him already! achara (Monaghan) - Posts: 584 - 09/05/2023 11:48:45 2476983 Link
Replying To Stmunnsriver: "or jacko could never do what clifford does with ease" Jacko could catch one under his own crossbar and finish the move the other end. He had some engine. Clifford is a fine forward who can score with both feet. Overall Jacko added more to a team. So versatile he could play anywhere. That's why I'd pick him as the greatest that I saw. Breffni1969 (Cavan) - Posts: 510 - 09/05/2023 12:03:17 2476988 Link
Forwards usually get the kudos but likes of Moynihan and Tim Kenneally of Kerry be worth a shout. From Dublin perspective, backs wise, McCarthy has been outstanding. rarely if ever has a poor game. But for my money the most consistent and reliable player of Dublin's glory years has been Mick Fitzsimons at corner back. Don't have the stats to hand but he has played huge role and still does in limiting the best forwards in the country. He's bested them all. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3778 - 09/05/2023 12:20:15 2476995 Link
These are the best 15 players I have seen in my life time. I have moved a couple of them around from their best positions. Very difficult to pick any one player as it is very subjective. My own county man Dermott Early would have to be considered to be one of the best ever. Certainly the best player to never win an All Ireland senior medal. 1. Stephen Cluxton (Dublin) 2. Lee Keegan (Mayo) 3. John O' Keefe (Kerry) 4. Karl Lacey (Donegal) 5. Graham Geraghty (Meath) 6. John McCarthy (Dublin) 7. Seamus Moynihan (Kerry) 8. Dermot Early ((Roscommon) 9. Jack O' Shea (Kerry) 10. Trevor Giles (Meath) 11. Dermot Connolly (Dublin) 12. Peter Canavan (Tyrone) 13. Matt Connor (Offaly) 14. David Clifford (Kerry) 15. Con O' Callaghan (Dublin) letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 812 - 09/05/2023 12:43:30 2477007 Link
Briege Corkery Calving4Sam (Cavan) - Posts: 91 - 09/05/2023 12:43:52 2477008 Link
Not even close......... Jacko by a country mile. ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 839 - 09/05/2023 13:00:59 2477012 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Forwards usually get the kudos but likes of Moynihan and Tim Kenneally of Kerry be worth a shout. From Dublin perspective, backs wise, McCarthy has been outstanding. rarely if ever has a poor game. But for my money the most consistent and reliable player of Dublin's glory years has been Mick Fitzsimons at corner back. Don't have the stats to hand but he has played huge role and still does in limiting the best forwards in the country. He's bested them all." Mick Fitz wasn't a regular starter for Dublin from 2013 up until the All-Ireland replay in 2016 where he won MOTM. He had been regularly playing up until Gavin took over but a loss of form meant he was dropped and it took a long time for him to get his place back. An excellent defender on his day to be fair. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13842 - 09/05/2023 13:10:30 2477014 Link
Replying To letsgetgoing: "These are the best 15 players I have seen in my life time. I have moved a couple of them around from their best positions. Very difficult to pick any one player as it is very subjective. My own county man Dermott Early would have to be considered to be one of the best ever. Certainly the best player to never win an All Ireland senior medal. 1. Stephen Cluxton (Dublin) 2. Lee Keegan (Mayo) 3. John O' Keefe (Kerry) 4. Karl Lacey (Donegal) 5. Graham Geraghty (Meath) 6. John McCarthy (Dublin) 7. Seamus Moynihan (Kerry) 8. Dermot Early ((Roscommon) 9. Jack O' Shea (Kerry) 10. Trevor Giles (Meath) 11. Dermot Connolly (Dublin) 12. Peter Canavan (Tyrone) 13. Matt Connor (Offaly) 14. David Clifford (Kerry) 15. Con O' Callaghan (Dublin)" M Fitzgerald would definitely be head of Giles. Caravan or o'callaghan. Either way that some team Thejampot (Leitrim) - Posts: 371 - 09/05/2023 13:24:12 2477022 Link
Brian Dooher has to be in with a shout would mix skill with bravery mixed with an engine that would run all day outside of my own County would be Gooch or Alan Brogan redbomb (Tyrone) - Posts: 167 - 09/05/2023 13:35:18 2477024 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Forwards usually get the kudos but likes of Moynihan and Tim Kenneally of Kerry be worth a shout. From Dublin perspective, backs wise, McCarthy has been outstanding. rarely if ever has a poor game. But for my money the most consistent and reliable player of Dublin's glory years has been Mick Fitzsimons at corner back. Don't have the stats to hand but he has played huge role and still does in limiting the best forwards in the country. He's bested them all." I can't believe Mick Fitzsimons has got a mention in a thread discussing the best player of all time. TheHuckleBuck (Galway) - Posts: 24 - 09/05/2023 13:47:13 2477029 Link
Replying To redbomb: "Brian Dooher has to be in with a shout would mix skill with bravery mixed with an engine that would run all day outside of my own County would be Gooch or Alan Brogan" Alan Brogan???!!!!! Not even the best player in his gaf! MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13842 - 09/05/2023 14:39:17 2477038 Link