All-Ireland gaa championship 2014

Bingo that's what it was

 

http://www.joe.ie/gaa/gaa-features/...sfer-market-whod-be-the-most-valuable-player/

funny read

 

Just noticed Down are also in this half of the draw. All five teams in this half of the draw have won the All Ireland in the last 25 years.

 

That's interesting. Do you think it has improved Irish football then? Because Ireland had some team a few years back and it isn't a very big country, so it's quite impressive some of the players they've produced.

I wanted to go see a game a few years back, but for some reason there wasn't any on that weekend, I was gutted. Think it was a team in the Lisburn area I was going to see.

 

I'm not to sure tbh players who played Gaelic football and went to soccer would probably me a lot stronger on the ball over playin Gaelic football and would make a good emergency keeper to but there's probably a lot of players that the irish soccer team missed out on over Gaelic football because it's so big here

 

Crossmaglen strolling to another Armagh title.

 

I'm not into the club football, but I'm hoping some new lads are using that as a springboard to joining the county team. We need extra numbers to sustain a long run.

 

Paul mannion isn't playin for Dublin this year off to China cracking player but doesn't get to much game time anymore not that big of a lose hope dean rock gets a good bit more game time now

 

Thats 18 in the last 19 years and some say the SPFL is a 1 horse race:icon_mrgreen:

 

1. Paul Durcan (Donegal) - 2nd All Star
He may have gifted Kieran Donaghy his second half goal in the All-Ireland final, with that possibly costing Donegal the title, but otherwise Durcan hardly put a foot - or hand - wrong.
2. Paul Murphy (Kerry)- 1st All Star
His man-of-the-match award from the All-Ireland final caught some people by surprise, as indeed did his second half point, yet Murphy’s defending was quietly and brilliantly effective all summer.
3. Neil McGee (Donegal) - 3rd All Star
Gigantic once again, still as reliable as they come, McGee famously out-scoring his man - James O’Donoghue - in the All-Ireland final, and ensured Dublin’s goal hunters, particularly Eoghan O’Gara, were duly shackled.
4. Keith Higgins (Mayo)- 3rd All Star
Still wonderfully versatile, his defensive work proved more important for Mayo this summer, and even if it wasn’t quite enough to hold out Kerry in the semi-final replay, there’s no arguing with his third award.
5. James McCarthy (Dublin) - 1st All Star
They may have been undone by Donegal in the semi-final, but Dublin’s unbeatable form up to that point was personified by McCarthy, his pace and ball delivery out of defence at times simply unstoppable.
6. Peter Crowley (Kerry) - 1st All Star
Another reason why Kerry won the All-Ireland, as Crowley improved, and matured, with every game, culminating with a couple of colossal blocks in the final showdown against Donegal.
7. Colm Boyle (Mayo) - 2nd All Star
A model of defensive and attacking ability throughout the summer, also chipping in with his trademark point in the drawn All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry, Boyle continued to make his position his own.
8. Neil Gallagher (Donegal) - 2nd All Star
Nearly everything Gallagher did on the field this summer - on and off the ball - influenced Donegal’s progression, most notably against Dublin, his towering strength also the downfall of repeated opponents.
9. David Moran (Kerry) - 1st All Star
A truly heroic resurrection from back-to-back cruciate injuries, Moran stood out in every sense as Kerry moved ominously towards All-Ireland number 37, a somewhat muted final in no way denying him a first award.
10. Paul Flynn (Dublin) - 4th All Star
For the fourth year running Flynn proved himself one of the best half forwards in the country, never far from a score, and displaying a consistency unlike anyone else in the business.
11. Michael Murphy (Donegal) - 2nd All Star
Could well have made it at full forward, or indeed midfield, Murphy’s unique versatility is catered for at centre forward this year, as there’s no disguising his immense influence for Donegal no matter where he plays.
12. Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin) - 1st All Star
So, after narrowly missing out in the past, there is no denying Connolly his award this season, his skill and athleticism second to none, his ability to point from any angle demonstrated with one all-evading gem against Donegal.
13. Cillian O’Connor (Mayo) - 1st All Star
Top-scorer for 2014, with his 5-36, the former two-time young footballer of the year matured again this summer, O’Connor also displaying fresh levels of competitive instinct that very nearly got Mayo past Kerry.
14. Kieran Donaghy (Kerry) - 3rd All Star
He may have played less than two and a half games all summer, and yet Donaghy still proved his star potential in every sense, unquestionably altering the course of the entire championship.
15. James O’Donoghue (Kerry) - 2nd All Star
Irresistible to watch and a constant torment to any defender who stood in front of him, O’Donoghue rose to the challenge of stepping into the boots of the injured Colm Cooper, with simply stunning results.

 

Wonder who will win player of the year Connolly was head and shoulders above everybody else in the club championship and there was nobody really standout in the champions I'd probably go with O'Donoghue

 

Murphy was best for Donegal but it will almost certainly come from the winners so I would say you are right. Do you think its fair that if your team is not good enough to make the last four you will be overlooked for an all star? You would think there would be one player form the other 28 counties deserving of an award

 

Well Mcmanus got one last year and only got to the quarters just didn't think there was anybody really standout the whole season but I wouldn't disagree with any of line up maybe just Donaghey slightly because he wasn't involved that much

 

The person who stabbed Johnny Cooper got arrested just there from mayo I say he will have the book throw at him

 

Rory Gallagher new Donegal boss.

Seems a popular decision amongst Donegal gaels.

 

Crossmaglen on their way out of Ulster

 

Yes big win that for Omagh.

 

International Rules squad realised yet?

 

MasSive

Really thought Cross would have at least won Ulster this year.

 

They went down to 13 men and were missing Kernan. Not that surprising.