EastTerracer
16/03/2010, 11:51 PM
Soccer Republic have been running a poll to elect the Top 50 Irish internationals. So far they have revealed numbers 50 to 11 and it seems like the Top 10 will be announced in the next few days.
http://soccerrepublic.eircom.net/competitions/Top10.aspx
So far, the names selected are as follows:
50. Joe Haverty
49. John Joe Flood
48. Kevin Doyle
47. Jimmy O’Neill
46. Shay Brennan
45. Jim McDonagh
44. Alan Kelly Sr.
43. Alan Kelly Jr.
42. David Langan
41. Jim Beglin
40. Chris Hughton
39. Jason McAteer
38. Kevin Sheedy
37. Steve Finnan
36. John O’Shea
35. Tony Cascarino
34. Paddy Mulligan
33. Con Martin
32. Andy Townsend
31. Paddy Coad
30. Tony Dunne
29. Billy Whelan
28. Tommy Eglington
27. Mick McCarthy
26. Gary Kelly
25. Don Givens
24. Noel Cantwell
23. John Aldridge
22. Steve Heighway
21. Kevin Kilbane
20. David O’Leary
19. Kevin Moran
18. Steve Staunton
17. Charlie Hurley
16. Niall Quinn
15. Johnny Carey
14. Frank Stapleton
13. Mark Lawrenson
12. Damien Duff
11. Richard Dunne
I presume that leaves the following names as the Final 10 (the order is only my own guess)
Packie Bonner
Ronnie Whelan
Ray Houghton
Denis Irwin
Robbie Keane
Shay Given
John Giles
Liam Brady
Roy Keane
Paul McGrath
The top of the list is heavily weighted towards the last 20 years which is understandable given the increasing popularity of the game here over that time. I'm sure some of our elders would have some different names in there (Peter Farrell? Liam Tuohy?) but overall it seems a pretty good list.
Any thoughts?
http://soccerrepublic.eircom.net/competitions/Top10.aspx
So far, the names selected are as follows:
50. Joe Haverty
49. John Joe Flood
48. Kevin Doyle
47. Jimmy O’Neill
46. Shay Brennan
45. Jim McDonagh
44. Alan Kelly Sr.
43. Alan Kelly Jr.
42. David Langan
41. Jim Beglin
40. Chris Hughton
39. Jason McAteer
38. Kevin Sheedy
37. Steve Finnan
36. John O’Shea
35. Tony Cascarino
34. Paddy Mulligan
33. Con Martin
32. Andy Townsend
31. Paddy Coad
30. Tony Dunne
29. Billy Whelan
28. Tommy Eglington
27. Mick McCarthy
26. Gary Kelly
25. Don Givens
24. Noel Cantwell
23. John Aldridge
22. Steve Heighway
21. Kevin Kilbane
20. David O’Leary
19. Kevin Moran
18. Steve Staunton
17. Charlie Hurley
16. Niall Quinn
15. Johnny Carey
14. Frank Stapleton
13. Mark Lawrenson
12. Damien Duff
11. Richard Dunne
I presume that leaves the following names as the Final 10 (the order is only my own guess)
Packie Bonner
Ronnie Whelan
Ray Houghton
Denis Irwin
Robbie Keane
Shay Given
John Giles
Liam Brady
Roy Keane
Paul McGrath
The top of the list is heavily weighted towards the last 20 years which is understandable given the increasing popularity of the game here over that time. I'm sure some of our elders would have some different names in there (Peter Farrell? Liam Tuohy?) but overall it seems a pretty good list.
Any thoughts?