Offical Teams of the year

**Roo69** · 05/01/2005, 12:01 PM

The Divisional teams of the year, selected by the eircom League manager's were also named with Shelbourne once again dominating the Premier Division team while the three promoted clubs, Finn Harps, UCD and Bray Wanderers make up the majority of the First Division team.

Premier Division Team of the Year:
1. Steve Williams (Shelbourne)
2. Owen Heary (Shelbourne)
3. Sean Dillon (Longford Town)
4. Dave Rogers (Shelbourne)
5. Steven Grey (Drogheda United)
6. Kevin Hunt (Bohemians)
7. Bobby Ryan (Bohemians)
8. Stuart Byrne (Shelbourne)
9. Jason Byrne (Shelbourne)
10. Daryl Murphy (Waterford United)
11. Ollie Cahill (Shelbourne)

First Division Team of the Year:
1. Chris O'Connor (Bray Wanderers)
2. Colm Tresson (Bray Wanderers)
3, Shane Bradley (Finn Harps)
4. Ray Kenny (Kildare County)
5. Jonathan Minnock (Finn Harps)
6. Tony McDonnell (UCD)
7. Tom Mohan (Finn Harps)
8. Stephen Fox (Bray Wanderers)
9. Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps)
10. Colm Heffernan (Sligo Rovers)
11. Willie Doyle (UCD).

Some strange decisions in both selections

**Sheridan** · 05/01/2005, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Roo69

6. Kevin Hunt (Bohemians)
7. Bobby Ryan (Bohemians)
11. Ollie Cahill (Shelbourne)

Did these three vote for themselves a few dozen times, or are footballers really as stupid as everyone says?

Also announced were the various nominees for the player of the year awards.

Player of the year nominees
Jason Byrne, Owen Heary, Jamie Harris (Shelbourne)
Kevin Doyle (Cork City)
Declan O'Brien (Drogheda United)
Gary O'Neill (Dublin City, now Shelbourne)

Young player of the year nominees
Sean Dillon (Longford Town)
Liam Kearney (Cork City)
Daryl Murphy (Waterford United.)

First Division player of the year nominees
Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps)
Willie Doyle (UCD, now Waterford United)
Trevor Vaughan (Dundalk, now Dublin City)

As pleased as I am for Nailer (earning a player of the year nomination in a relegated team is some feat), I can't understand how Murphy failed to get nominated for the main prize. Hard to look beyond Heary for the POTY award. Murphy and McHugh will pick up the other two.

**De Town** · 05/01/2005, 12:07 PM

Premier Division Team of the Year:
1. Steve Williams (Shelbourne)
2. Owen Heary (Shelbourne)
3. Sean Dillon (Longford Town)
4. Dave Rogers (Shelbourne)
5. Steven Grey (Drogheda United)
6. Kevin Hunt (Bohemians)
7. Bobby Ryan (Bohemians)
8. Stuart Byrne (Shelbourne)
9. Jason Byrne (Shelbourne)
10. Daryl Murphy (Waterford United)
11. Ollie Cahill (Shelbourne)
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I owuld have pretty much that team apart from Doyle (cork) for Ryan.

**Roo69** · 05/01/2005, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by Sheridan

Did these three vote for themselves a few dozen times, or are footballers really as stupid as everyone says?

Also announced were the various nominees for the player of the year awards.

Player of the year nominees
Jason Byrne, Owen Heary, Jamie Harris (Shelbourne)
Kevin Doyle (Cork City)
Declan O'Brien (Drogheda United)
Gary O'Neill (Dublin City, now Shelbourne)

Young player of the year nominees
Sean Dillon (Longford Town)
Liam Kearney (Cork City)
Daryl Murphy (Waterford United.)

First Division player of the year nominees
Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps)
Willie Doyle (UCD, now Waterford United)
Trevor Vaughan (Dundalk, now Dublin City)

As pleased as I am for Nailer (earning a player of the year nomination in a relegated team is some feat), I can't understand how Murphy failed to get nominated for the main prize. Hard to look beyond Heary for the POTY award. Murphy and McHugh will pick up the other two.

That must be a mistake ?!?!?!?!?!?!? bloody hell, nominated for player of the year but cant even get into the team of the year. Zayed should be in both.

**Risteard** · 05/01/2005, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by Roo69

That must be a mistake ?!?!?!?!?!?!? bloody hell, nominated for player of the year but cant even get into the team of the year. Zayed should be in both.

Same with Kevin Doyle.
Awful selections there.

**tiktok** · 05/01/2005, 12:18 PM

Daft system they have

Jamie Harris is nominated for player of the year, yet Dave Rogers beats him into the CB spot in the team of the year?

Agree that Ryan should be nowhere near that team of the season, Doyle and Fahey much better right wing options. Hunt only in there on previous years reputation, anytime I saw him this year he was poor.

**eirebhoy** · 05/01/2005, 12:55 PM

The team of the year is chosen by the manager's while the player's of the year isn't which would explain why people who are nominated for player of the year didn't make the team.

**pete** · 05/01/2005, 1:04 PM

Originally Posted by tiktok

Daft system they have

And you're surprised.... irish football by nature is daft...

Darly Murphy beats Doyle to forward but Murphy only nominated for young player award...

**Troy.McClure** · 05/01/2005, 3:14 PM

And why is Dolye in the Snr but not young player of the year catogory when he is the same age as the other guys?

To be honest Im no longer surprised that there's no consistancy with this stuff in the eL.

**eirebhoy** · 05/01/2005, 4:14 PM

Originally Posted by Troy.McClure

And why is Dolye in the Snr but not young player of the year catogory when he is the same age as the other guys?

Because they feel he was one of the top 4 players of 2004...

**max power** · 05/01/2005, 4:20 PM

poor egoland.......

where are all the players from cork.......who won NOTHING last season

**conboy** · 05/01/2005, 5:04 PM

Well sure even Sean Dillon got chosen so it must have a fair selection.

**max power** · 05/01/2005, 5:10 PM

yeah i know, those medals around his neck must be an awful burden, add team of the year to that and U21 international and being up for young player of the year...........who a let down

**conboy** · 05/01/2005, 5:45 PM

Good point Max, he had a great season and Longford deserved their success, but you are still no where near the standard of Cork City a point made by your manager last summer in a tv 3 interview ot don't you agree with him?

thecorner · 05/01/2005, 5:55 PM

hilarious

city set the standards in europe and finish 2nd in the league and not one of the players make the team

the funny season is definitly on

**SÓC** · 05/01/2005, 6:16 PM

Ollie Bloody Cahill? A joke non?

Useless this season any time I saw him

**Xlex** · 05/01/2005, 6:40 PM

Taking games against LTFC into consideration Kevin Hunt, Dave Rodgers and Ollie Cahill were not the best players in their positions this year.I can name two or three players who should be there ahead of either of the three. Where's Corks contribution, IMO more deserving than Bohs.