Best Hometown XI?

[**FrOsTy**]

What county would have the best XI. Players must be born in the county and must of played LOI e.g Waterford would not be allowed John O Shea but Wexford can use Kevin Doyle.
Maybe pick your counties best XI from 1990-Present

I'll go with 4-3-3
Waterford:
GK: Brian Murphy
RB: John Hayes
CB: Kenny Browne
CB: David Breen
LB: John Frost
RCM: Alan Kirby
CM: John "Chilli" Power
LCM: Shane Robinson
FW: Daryl Murphy
FW: Noel Hunt
FW: Paschal "Snackbox" Keane

[Verdebianco]

On a related point, would every county be able to name an XI?

[Dodge]

We're obviously talking non Dublin then?

[**FrOsTy**]

Nope Dublin XI aswel. A lot to choose from but you can try. Maybe you could break it up into north or south

[GUFCghost]

Hanley
Keane Sinnott Hawkins Davo
Russell Seamie Foley O'Donnell
Faherty Molloy

[holidaysong]

It's a bit strange to call the thread 'Hometown XI' if it's based on counties and not towns.

[bluewhitearmy]

What county would have the best XI. Players must be born in the county and must of played LOI e.g Waterford would not be allowed John O Shea but Wexford can use Kevin Doyle.
Maybe pick your counties best XI from 1990-Present

I'll go with 4-3-3
Waterford:
GK: Brian Murphy
RB: John Hayes
CB: Kenny Browne
CB: David Breen
LB: John Frost
RCM: Alan Kirby
CM: John "Chilli" Power
LCM: Shane Robinson
FW: Daryl Murphy
FW: Noel Hunt
FW: Paschal "Snackbox" Keane

Sorry but he should only be allowed play for his REAL hometown club.

[Aaron]

Gerard Doherty

Eddie McCallion
Peter Hutton
Darren Kelly
Sean Hargan

Paddy McCourt
Barry Molloy
Kevin Deery
James McClean

Liam Coyle
Paddy McEleney

[GUFCghost]

Clubs should be encouraged to have more players from there town/county,this would make for better future Ireland players and a good sense of pride within clubs.

[PartySaint]

Hanley
Keane Sinnott Hawkins Davo
Russell Seamie Foley O'Donnell
Faherty Molloy

Ricky O'Flaherty??

[alfs]

Hanley
Keane Sinnott Hawkins Davo
Russell Seamie Foley O'Donnell
Faherty Molloy

you must of just picked current home town team still playing because only hawkins is the only player who would make that team and daveron isnt from galway in afraid he's from offaly
galway best 11 would be


hawkins chick deacy stephen lally
herrick mernagh

[Hitman]

Devine
Horgan Daly Bennett Delaney
Keane Healy Freyne
O'Callaghan
O'Flynn O' Donovan

Based on players I've seen since '98 with one obvious exception, Joe Gamble for the token Queenstown man otherwise.

[alfs]

Hanley
Keane Sinnott Hawkins Davo
Russell Seamie Foley O'Donnell
Faherty Molloy
you must of picked current 11 still playing because hawkins is the only one who would make the team and davo isnt from galway



this would be my 11 on players ive seen
?
PETER CARPENTER, CHICK DEACY, COLIN HAWKINS, STEPHEN LALLY
TOMMY KEANE MARK HERRICK, NOEL MERNAGH GER MULLAN
RICKY O FLAHERTY JUMBO BRENNAN

[pineapple stu]

UCD -

1. Barry Ryan (Sports Management)
2. Alan Mahon (Arts)
3. Darragh Ryan (Sports Management)
4. Martin Moran (Law)
5. Clive Delaney (Commerce)
6. Kevin Grogan (Sports Management)
7. Ronan Finn (not sure what he studied)
8. Paul Corry (Commerce)
9. Hugo MacNeill (Not sure what he studied either)
10. Dave McMillan (Architecture)
11. Conan Byrne (not sure what he studied)

Subs -
12. Evan McMillan (Commerce)
13. Brian Shortall (not sure what he studied)
14. Gary Dicker (not sure what he studied; would have made the starting XI if he'd been the finished article with us. :) )
15. Conor Sammon
16. Jim O'Neill (Commerce?)
17. Keith Dignam (Have to extend my squad to include the first ever scholarship recipient)

I'm sure there's many others who deserve to be in there, but I'm not sure who was actually in UCD and who wasn't. All the above are scholarship recipients.

[Dillonman]

UCD -

1. Barry Ryan (Sports Management)
2. Alan Mahon (Arts)
3. Darragh Ryan (Sports Management)
4. Martin Moran (Law)
5. Clive Delaney (Commerce)
6. Kevin Grogan (Sports Management)
7. Ronan Finn (not sure what he studied)
8. Paul Corry (Commerce)
9. Hugo MacNeill (Not sure what he studied either)
10. Dave McMillan (Architecture)
11. Conan Byrne (not sure what he studied)

Subs -
12. Evan McMillan (Commerce)
13. Brian Shortall (not sure what he studied)
14. Gary Dicker (not sure what he studied; would have made the starting XI if he'd been the finished article with us. :) )
15. Conor Sammon
16. Jim O'Neill (Commerce?)
17. Keith Dignam (Have to extend my squad to include the first ever scholarship recipient)

I'm sure there's many others who deserve to be in there, but I'm not sure who was actually in UCD and who wasn't. All the above are scholarship recipients.

No Tony Mac?!

[pineapple stu]

Didn't go to UCD I think. Could well be wrong, but that's my suspicion.

[Schumi]

Tony went to DCU afaik.

[Cabs88]

Clubs should be encouraged to have more players from there town/county,this would make for better future Ireland players and a good sense of pride within clubs.

Thats a big problem in the league, such is the number of journeymen players, very often its hard to identify with players who move after a season and are only there to pick up wages..

[Guinney]

UCD -

1. Barry Ryan (Sports Management)
2. Alan Mahon (Arts)
3. Darragh Ryan (Sports Management)
4. Martin Moran (Law)
5. Clive Delaney (Commerce)
6. Kevin Grogan (Sports Management)
7. Ronan Finn (not sure what he studied)
8. Paul Corry (Commerce)
9. Hugo MacNeill (Not sure what he studied either)
10. Dave McMillan (Architecture)
11. Conan Byrne (not sure what he studied)

Subs -
12. Evan McMillan (Commerce)
13. Brian Shortall (not sure what he studied)
14. Gary Dicker (not sure what he studied; would have made the starting XI if he'd been the finished article with us. :) )
15. Conor Sammon
16. Jim O'Neill (Commerce?)
17. Keith Dignam (Have to extend my squad to include the first ever scholarship recipient)

I'm sure there's many others who deserve to be in there, but I'm not sure who was actually in UCD and who wasn't. All the above are scholarship recipients.

Sócrates :)

[Paddyfield]

you must of picked current 11 still playing because hawkins is the only one who would make the team and davo isnt from galway



this would be my 11 on players ive seen
?
PETER CARPENTER, CHICK DEACY, COLIN HAWKINS, STEPHEN LALLY
TOMMY KEANE MARK HERRICK, NOEL MERNAGH GER MULLAN
RICKY O FLAHERTY JUMBO BRENNAN

Davoren was born in Balinasloe, Co Galway.

I wouldn't have him in my best eleven.


Of the XI ttat you chose, only Hawkins never played for Galway United.

[**FrOsTy**]

@ UCD XI. How many of that team are Dubs?

Barry Ryan is from Clare so he can't be included.

[razor]

Devine
Horgan Daly Bennett Delaney
Keane Healy Freyne
O'Callaghan
O'Flynn O' Donovan

Based on players I've seen since '98 with one obvious exception, Joe Gamble for the token Queenstown man otherwise.Theres 2 Queenstowners in that team.

[bluewhitearmy]

@ UCD XI. How many of that team are Dubs?

Barry Ryan is from Clare so he can't be included.

John Frost cant be included for ye as he is from Limerick.

[**FrOsTy**]

He's from Waterford, his parents are from Limerick.

[pineapple stu]

@ UCD XI. How many of that team are Dubs?

Barry Ryan is from Clare so he can't be included.
I thinl you're missing the point (which granted involved ignoring the point of the thread).

The "town" is UCD; all those studied in the college.

[Rocketman]

o'neill,
Hutton, Curran, Gauld,
McCourt, Doolin, Healy,Mc Nabb McGinn,
Da Gama, Coyle

[bluewhitearmy]

He's from Waterford, his parents are from Limerick.

He was born in Limerick lived here for a short while then moved to Waterford that to me makes him form Limerick.

[dcfc_1928]

o'neill,
Hutton, Curran, Gauld,
McCourt, Doolin, Healy,Mc Nabb McGinn,
Da Gama, Coyle

I think you've completely missed the point.

O'Neill & Doolin - both Dubs, Gauld & McNab - both Scottish, McGinn - from Tyrone, Da Gama - from South Africa.

[Magicme]

Not sure we could field 11 yet but give us a few more years. We could claim Conan Byrne if there was a parent/grandmother rule though.

[gustavo]

----Broujos (honorary Sligoman)----
M. Rossiter McNamara Dykes I. Rossiter

Kenny Martyn O'Grady Cawley

Flannery Cretaro

[peadar1987]

----Broujos (honorary Sligoman)----
M. Rossiter McNamara Dykes I. Rossiter

Kenny Martyn O'Grady Cawley

Flannery Cretaro

No Xano?

[ndrog]

We could name a louth 11 no probs but most of them would be dead or in the late 40 ,s early 50,s at this stage .

[Sam_Heggy]

Not sure we could field 11 yet but give us a few more years. We could claim Conan Byrne if there was a parent/grandmother rule though.

Interesting you say that, many people from Monaghan that I would know claim they wouldn't go to Mons games because they always have a team of "journeymen" and there is never more than one or 2 "token locals" in the squad.

Harps are a mainly local side for the past 2 seasons. I'd go for:

James Gallagher

Seamie Coleman, Declan Boyle, Jim Sheridan, Johnny Minnock

Gareth McGlynn, Anthony Gorman, Fergal Harkin, Paddy McGrenaghan

Kevin McHugh, Mark Farren

I know there is obviously other glaring ones that Im missing but that will have to do for now.

[sligored]

----Broujos (honorary Sligoman)----
M. Rossiter McNamara Dykes I. Rossiter

Kenny Martyn O'Grady Cawley

Flannery Cretaro

flannery ahead of ski mcgee? and keith gilroy should get a midfield place - good work otherwise

[sligoman]

Flannery CretaroNo David O'Dowd? :eek:

[Magicme]

Interesting you say that, many people from Monaghan that I would know claim they wouldn't go to Mons games because they alwayso have a team of "journeymen" and there is never more than one or 2 "token locals" in the squad.




Old argument that we disproved a few years ago when we had a predominately local side and got trounced weekly and no one came. Only success gets people off their butts and out to gortakeegan.

[Sam_Heggy]

Old argument that we disproved a few years ago when we had a predominately local side and got trounced weekly and no one came. Only success gets people off their butts and out to gortakeegan.

The crowds were still relatively poor this season considering the fine year ye had.
Say ye had success on a par with this season with a predominately local side, would that have improved yer attendances?

[Magicme]

Possibly but it couldn't happen for years coz not enough good local players. Our gate did increase quite a lit in the final round of games actually. Don't have figures to hand but a lot of new and old faces came out for last few games.

[gustavo]

flannery ahead of ski mcgee? and keith gilroy should get a midfield place - good work otherwise

Forgot about Ski cos I think the thing is 1990-present and his best days were before that :)

Gilroy in for Cawley is a good move

[Rasputin]

----Broujos (honorary Sligoman)----
M. Rossiter McNamara Dykes I. Rossiter

Kenny Martyn O'Grady Cawley

Flannery Cretaro
I dont think Ciaran Martyn ever played for Rovers though??
Either did Cawley or M. Rossiter?

[**FrOsTy**]

Don't have to play for them. Just be from the county.

[gael353]

Don't have to play for them. Just be from the county.

Aahhhhh ok

Kevin Fitz
Steve Finnin
Chris Hughton
Mike Kerley
Peter Coyle
Johnny Walsh
Joe Hanrahan
Willie Boland
Denis Behan
Peter Hanrahan
Tony Meaney

[alfs]

your still not getting it gael353 :-) they have to have played eircom league steve finnan never did and paddyfields it didnt say they had to play for there hometown club just had to of played in the league .. almost sure davo was born in tullamore county offally but not 100%

[Flawless]

Ok From the county and played league here.. And it wont happen if its all current!

Paul Murphy (Feel free to change dundalk fans!)
John Flanagan
David Crawley
Steve Staunton (was at Dundalk Pre Liverpool - may not have actually played a league game!!)
Cathal Muckian
Killian Brennan
Frank Flanagan
Tommy McConville
Tommy Traynor
Jerome Clarke
Dessie Gorman

Feel free to dissect and change, just a weak attempt!

[El-Pietro]

Tough to pick a side for Cork

In my time

Goalkeeper: Mick Devine

Defenders: Declan Daly Gareth Cronin Brian Barry-Murphy Derek Coughlan Neal Horgan Alan Bennet
Midfield Patsy Freyne, Dave Barry, Joe Gamble, Colin Healy George O'Callaghan, Roy Keane, Roy O'Donovan (you gotta have some pace in this league)
Forwards: John O'Flynn John Caulfield

so I suppose something like this

Devine

Daly Coughlan Benno Cronin
Roy O'D Roy Keane Dave Barry Patsy
John and John

[GUFCghost]

Ford
Cunigham Sinnot Hawkins Davo
Russell Seamie Foley O'Donnell
Faherty Lee

[nigel-harps1954]

I find it a bit intriguing that no Cork folks have mentioned one Kevin Doyle nor Shane Long in their squads?

[razor]

I find it a bit intriguing that no Cork folks have mentioned one Kevin Doyle nor Shane Long in their squads?I don't. Doylers from Wexford and Long is from Tipperary.

[howsyourtouch]

Davoren was born in Balinasloe, Co Galway.

I wouldn't have him in my best eleven.


Of the XI ttat you chose, only Hawkins never played for Galway United.

sorry but majority of people from roscommon town were born in ballinasloe, it does not mean they are from galway. same as with longford, most people my age from longford were born in mullingar, does not mean we are from there, it just so happens thats where the nearest maternity wing is! he is from tullamore or around there!

[nigel-harps1954]

I don't. Doylers from Wexford and Long is from Tipperary.

Oh, snap. Got confused there by the thread again.