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Da Real Rover
27/08/2009, 9:23 AM
Kenny, caught getting lenght outside a nightclub, legend!!
Da Real Rover
27/08/2009, 9:32 AM
Jimmy McGarry
Has to be one of the greatest tbh.
Our right honorable Lord Mayor of Sligo Town and owner of Mooneys.
In court next month for assaulting a Gaurd when the DS and Special Branch were raiding his pub and he still got relected.
What a hero.
red bellied
27/08/2009, 10:14 AM
Has to be one of the greatest tbh.
Our right honorable Lord Mayor of Sligo Town and owner of Mooneys.
In court next month for assaulting a Gaurd when the DS and Special Branch were raiding his pub and he still got relected.
What a hero.
Jimmy also played one competitive game for Rovers in the first division during Pugh's all local side.
Mick Graham deserves a mention.
Eddie Annand for celebrating in front of the Shed.
Captain2007
27/08/2009, 11:05 AM
Dundalk - Barry Keogh RIP
Sligo - Martin Bayly
Rovers - Pat Byrne, Noel Larkin, Mick Byrne, Noel King,
Cork - Patsy Freyne, Phillip Long, Biscuits Harrington, Declan Daly
St Pats - Mark Meagan, Chopper Treacy, Mick Moody, Dave Henderson
Bohs - Derek Swan, Jackie Jameson
UCD - Tony McDonnell, Ciaran Kavanagh
Waterford - Madigan Brothers,
Shelbourne - Declan Geoghean, Gary Haylock, Tony McCarthy
Could go on forever.........
redobit
27/08/2009, 11:09 AM
Eddie Annand for celebrating in front of the Shed.
... and bringing the fence down.
Martinho II
27/08/2009, 7:20 PM
http://www.afterschoolsoccer.com/
Ollie Keogh working with him now since Nigel Keady departed for the FAI.
A few Cult Heros for Da Town
1. Rod De Khors - Legend ... no explination required
2. Barry Murphy and Frank Darby - The dymanic duo! Barry was hard as nails and Frank could distract strikers with his eardrum piercing shreek!
3. Jamsie Coll ... we said we needed a manager and a centre half, he said I'll do both!
4. Stevie Gavin - Got taken off injured away to Mons so he came up to the stand and played the drum for us
5. Andy Myler - Goalscoring legend
6. Danny O'Leary - Broken fingers still couldnt stop him playing
7. Johnny Morris-Burke - Purly for his Mario Kempes stype perm at the time
8. Adrian Carberry - Legend always giving 100%. Got clocked one game, blood everywhere, physio ran on with the magic sponge. Cabsy took it, cleaned the blood off his new white boots, got up and played on
9. "Honorable" mention for Istavn "Stephen" Lakatos and Zolt "Joe" Pedro ... came over to Ireland without a word of English but quickly learned 3 important words ... Want ... More ... Money
ah frank darby how can we not forget him when he played for us under Mickey O'Connor?
the only player that roared squeaking!
Town Legend
27/08/2009, 7:44 PM
I'm not sure some of them qualify as cult heroes. I mean Prunty, Digger and Mumbles were all excellent players (at their level in the case of O'Connor) in their own right.
McNally was injured a year or two after he'd gone to Bohs, and I wouldn't have Lavine near any heroes list...
I'd have the rest on the cult heroes list though. How about the Bald Truck Driving Man?
If your saying the players I mentioned are NOT cult heroes how in the name of god can you say the Bald Truck Driving Man IS a cult hero???!!!!!!
Thats puzzling!!!!
And yes I know Macca got injured while playing with Bohs. I never referred to Macca been injured!!!! I was referring to Gucci but sher some of our so called supporters wouldn't remember him as his best years were in Kenny's first 2 seasons!!! :rolleyes:
GuisaSaigon
27/08/2009, 9:34 PM
ah frank darby how can we not forget him when he played for us under Mickey O'Connor?
the only player that roared squeaking!
Beat me to it Marty, Frank Darby what a voice, I once watched a game in St Mels between Athlone and Galway. Darby on one side John Mannion on the other. Jesus! my eardrums were nearly bleeding leaving the ground!
If your saying the players I mentioned are NOT cult heroes how in the name of god can you say the Bald Truck Driving Man IS a cult hero???!!!!!!
Because they're just heroes! Cult heroes are, in my mind anyway, players that wouldn't necessarily be the best players, but give their all for the cause or are celebrated by the fans for other (sometimes nonsensical) reasons.... Beat the beep colly, beat the beep... Vinny wouldn't have been the most skillful player, but always gave 100%, took no crap and could relied upon to get stuck in - hence a cult hero.
Magicme
28/08/2009, 9:23 AM
Barry Burke was the great cult hero at DC. Fabulous player who could have gone all the way if he'd had the right managers.
Total legend here too. One of the "Dermos" with David "Leeza is the Geeza" Lee. Pity he got sent off every 2nd game. Burkey and Leeza were the last players to score in St Mels.
Barry Clancy made an unforgivable mistake that cost us the game against Bray in the FAI Cup replay one year so he ain't a cult hero more of a cult villian, plus he ran off crying to Monaghan
He aint crying now and nor are we! One of our best players in the past 2 seasons. Slowly making it to legend status here.
Other legends for me at Mons were of course the Right-Honourable-soon-to-be-sainted Billy Bagster.
Also Seamie Finnegan who is now giving back to the club by the bucket load by being our Women's team manager and assistant manager of the U20's.
Keith Foy has to get a mention as does Alvin Rouse, Robbie Horgan and Graham Doyle. They are among the best loved and still talked about players from recent days to pull on the Mons shirt.
Andy "The Beast" Haran and Darren Meenan were 2 of the most talented players we have had here in recent times but they are fast being eclipsed by our homegrown hero Aaron McCarey in this category.
Lastly on a personal note: John Lester. Hubba Hubba to infinity!
pineapple stu
28/08/2009, 9:33 AM
Derek Swan.
Martinho II
28/08/2009, 7:12 PM
Total legend here too. One of the "Dermos" with David "Leeza is the Geeza" Lee. Pity he got sent off every 2nd game. Burkey and Leeza were the last players to score in St Mels.
He aint crying now and nor are we! One of our best players in the past 2 seasons. Slowly making it to legend status here.
Other legends for me at Mons were of course the Right-Honourable-soon-to-be-sainted Billy Bagster.
Also Seamie Finnegan who is now giving back to the club by the bucket load by being our Women's team manager and assistant manager of the U20's.
Keith Foy has to get a mention as does Alvin Rouse, Robbie Horgan and Graham Doyle. They are among the best loved and still talked about players from recent days to pull on the Mons shirt.
Andy "The Beast" Haran and Darren Meenan were 2 of the most talented players we have had here in recent times but they are fast being eclipsed by our homegrown hero Aaron McCarey in this category.
Lastly on a personal note: John Lester. Hubba Hubba to infinity!
I am going to check this out for you I have a feeling that Seamie Finnegan played for us in the early nineties the name rings a bell!
CF1989
28/08/2009, 11:43 PM
my favourites:
padraig moran
paul mctiernan
seamie coleman
raff cretaro
conor ogrady
chris butler
danny ventre
richard brush
gavin peers
rommy boco
marcus hallows
johnny jordan
wes charles
theres more but i cant think at the minute
Ezeikial
28/08/2009, 11:58 PM
my favourites:
padraig moran
paul mctiernan
seamie coleman
raff cretaro
conor ogrady
chris butler
danny ventre
richard brush
gavin peers
rommy boco
marcus hallows
johnny jordan
wes charles
theres more but i cant think at the minute
With more then half of your current team "cult heroes", relegation couldn't possibly happen, could it?
CF1989
29/08/2009, 12:02 AM
With more then half of your current team "cult heroes", relegation could possibly happen, could it?
our position in the league this season dosnt affect it. they've been here for a couple of seasons at least and arnt the reason we're struggeling. they also got us into the europa league aswell
Da Real Rover
29/08/2009, 8:27 AM
With more then half of your current team "cult heroes", relegation couldn't possibly happen, could it?
Relevant how exactly?
PartySaint
29/08/2009, 11:53 AM
Fabio
Rovers1
29/08/2009, 12:09 PM
Sligoman
Dunny
29/08/2009, 10:52 PM
Colin Scanlon.
Can't believe none of us thought of him..:o
Thanks CSF....:D
Neish
29/08/2009, 11:09 PM
My Harps cult heroes:
Niall "Josie" Bonner(The FBTN Legend)
Johny Speak
Tom Mohan
Sammy Johnston(only played one season if that but what a player)
Kevin McHugh
Johnathan Minnock
Ps. I think this could be an idea for MNS. I seem to remember Football Focus doing this once
CF1989
29/08/2009, 11:29 PM
something i like that was on sky was a 'where are they now' programme. ex pro's from the premiership in their current jobs after football, or whatever their doing.
could be an idea for a slot on MNS
DmanDmythDledge
29/08/2009, 11:38 PM
Ps. I think this could be an idea for MNS. I seem to remember Football Focus doing this once
Wasn't there something similar on the RTÉ website a while back? Could have been just club legends though.
That was a club legend / league legend thing IIRC.
Longfordian
31/08/2009, 10:12 PM
Another one I remember from years ago - though this time for being fairly
sh!te..... :D
He was a part of allegedly the most notorious booze-loving team we ever had under Zac as player/manager. Heysham was/is a Muslim and used to get hammered along with the rest of the lads on the bus on the way home from matches. Then he'd apparently break down crying at the shame he felt for going against his religious beliefs!. He'd get over it by having a few more cans. Definite cult hero.
Rocky77
01/09/2009, 8:49 AM
My Harps cult heroes:
Niall "Josie" Bonner(The FBTN Legend)
Johny Speak
Tom Mohan
Sammy Johnston(only played one season if that but what a player)
Kevin McHugh
Johnathan Minnock
Ps. I think this could be an idea for MNS. I seem to remember Football Focus doing this once
Snap. We'd probably never have won anything without his intervention....
Martinho II
02/09/2009, 10:34 AM
He was a part of allegedly the most notorious booze-loving team we ever had under Zac as player/manager. Heysham was/is a Muslim and used to get hammered along with the rest of the lads on the bus on the way home from matches. Then he'd apparently break down crying at the shame he felt for going against his religious beliefs!. He'd get over it by having a few more cans. Definite cult hero.
thats a great story about heysham longfordian.:D. when I did football training in the late eighties early nineties heysham,leo devlin, zac and denis o'brien were the coaches.. I think heysham is in the Uk now..
Carlin
02/09/2009, 7:18 PM
Stephen Caffrey
Paul Byrne
Lee King
Mindaugus Kalonas
can't remember if he's been mentioned before or not, but Gavin Dykes-mainly for his ability to hoof nearly every second ball over the stands...think everyone in Treacy Ave/Maugheraboy would have least one ball from a match he played in over the years.... :)
Ezeikial
04/09/2009, 6:36 PM
Trevor Vaughan
Hall of Fame award for his comment about grumbles from fans:
"Opinions are like arses, everyone has one"
The boys on Dundalk were always some craic about him!
Hall of Fame award for his comment about grumbles from fans:
"Opinions are like arses, everyone has one"
Wasn't it arseholes...?:D
Ezeikial
04/09/2009, 6:46 PM
Wasn't it arseholes...?:D
even better again!
monutdfc
04/09/2009, 8:44 PM
Shielo
Hulsey
05/09/2009, 1:43 AM
After tonights performance, John Flood
After tonights performance, Anthony Buttimer
fixed it for ya Hulsey.. :(
Not my team but Sligo Legend ... Johnny Hoakes. Used to spend all day cycling up and down JFK Parade
and then strutting around Equinox telling all the ladies he was a super star
Martinho II
07/09/2009, 7:15 PM
Not my team but Sligo Legend ... Johnny Hoakes. Used to spend all day cycling up and down JFK Parade
and then strutting around Equinox telling all the ladies he was a super star
when did he play for sligo rovers ash??:confused:
gustavo
07/09/2009, 7:38 PM
when did he play for sligo rovers ash??:confused:
98-99
Had the skills but was slow as hell
poster
07/01/2011, 3:17 PM
Kenny, caught getting lenght outside a nightclub, legend!!
Didn't he beat you up one night?
thischarmingman
07/01/2011, 3:42 PM
Ah, that quickfire wit, poster.
**FrOsTy**
07/01/2011, 5:54 PM
There's been loads for us...
Some I recall directly:
'Snackbox' Keane
Big Trond Debes from Norway
There's only one Tony Hall (he was 10 foot tall you know!)
Jose Quintongo, twice
Kevin (Junior) O'Brien
Iorfa for Ireland
Rennie without doubt, very few fans on the fence regarding him!
Pat "He used to be sh*te, but now he's alright" Flynn
and now (as well as then) Mick Devine definitely
Have to add "The Ginger Scot" Ger Mcloughlin.. What a legend! Up there with my favourites
Suppose a special mention for Vinny Sullivan aswel. Possibly the most frustrating player ever yet we still love him :D
outspoken
07/01/2011, 6:34 PM
Longford
Sean Prunty - great servant to the Town
Dave Mooney - Goal scoring machine
Dillo and Garto - great partnership
kirbs - Cup hero
Dessie Baker - always gave his all.
and had the likes of deegan stayed longer I think he could have been on that list , last season victor was a bit of a crowd favorite too :)
Martinho II
07/01/2011, 9:43 PM
98-99
Had the skills but was slow as hell
gustavo that must be a record it took you a year and a bit to reply to my post!!
:silly:
sligoman
07/01/2011, 10:15 PM
gustavo that must be a record it took you a year and a bit to reply to my post!!
:silly:23mins ;)
Martinho II
08/01/2011, 10:33 PM
23mins ;)
well spotted sligoman I misread the time of the post it was just gas that the thread was resurrected after over a year!!
Schumi
09/01/2011, 4:02 PM
it was just gas that the thread was resurrected after over a year!!
Good though, I enjoyed re-reading it. :)
peadar1987
09/01/2011, 4:45 PM
There must be something Freudian about the way I misread the title of this thread every single time I open the website!
thischarmingman
10/01/2011, 8:13 AM
Can't seem to see it on this thread but there was another thread with the same title a while back and someone posted something like,
Gareth Farrelly.
Oh...'cult...'
Still one of my favourite posts.
exiled_gufc_fan
10/01/2011, 12:32 PM
Jimmy Nolan
Gerry Mullen
Jumbo
Ricky Fla
Slob Costello
Damo Dupuy
Llewellen Riley
John Mannion
Billy Clery
Pa Dunne
Agree with most of these ... but how about
Chick Deacy
Mickey McLoughlin
Declan McIntyre
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