dream squad

[A N Mouse]

From Goal via St Pats twitter

https://twitter.com/stpatsfc/status/1123338666427002881



Make a 23-man squad from player who have played for the thr team you support.

- Must include three goalkeepers
- Must be player from the time you've been a supporter
- Players are based on their time at your club (e.g. Chelsea fans don't get Man City Kevin DeBruyne)


Pats added name a captain

[A N Mouse]

Derry City:

Hard not to just pick '89 and add a few stragglers

Keepers: D O'Neill, D Forde, R Payne
Defenders: S Gauld, J Keay, P Curran, R McBride(c), K Brady, G O'Brien, P Vaudequin P Hutton
Midfielders: P McCourt, J McLean, P McIlhenny, B McNamee, P Doolin, P Hegarty, N McGinn, B Molloy
Forwards: L Coyle, A Kristic, G Beckett, M Farren

[pineapple stu]

Interesting question! Going to go back to 98, but weighted towards more recent teams. I'm sure I've forgotten someone obvious, though I've left out two senior internationals (Stevens and Sammon). Struggled for any real balance too; loads of centre-mids and centre-backs, but not so much on the wings or at full-back

GK - Barry Ryan, Niall Corbet, Darren Quigley
DF - Ian Bermingham, Liam Scales, Andy Boyle, Clive Delaney, Pat Sullivan, Alan Mahon, Mark Langtry
MF - Tony McDonnell (c), Robbie Benson, Ronan Finn, Ciarán Martyn, Gary Dicker, Simon Power, John Martin, Conan Byrne
FW - Dave McMillan, Ciarán Kilduff, Georgie Kelly, Willie Doyle, Ryan Swan

[total hoofball]

Since 1999-00

Goalkeepers: Dean Delany, Steve Williams, Tony O'Dowd
Defenders: Owen Heary (C), Tony McCarthy, Sean Dillon, Colin Hawkins, Pat Scully, Dave Campbell, Kevin Doherty, Dave Rogers
Midfielders: Tony Sheridan, Wes Hoolahan, Stuart Byrne, Joseph Ndo, Pat Fenlon, Ollie Cahill, David McGill, Mark Rutherford
Forwards: Stephen Geoghegan, Jason Byrne, Glen Crowe, Philly Hughes

I was very fortunate to watch some serious all-time talent in those first number of seasons, could easily have had a 35 man squad. Definitely players in our First Division era have made big impression upon me too, Mark Rutherford got in my list for his performances tearing down the wing at 36 during his farewell season in 2008

[Mr A]

Derry City:

Hard not to just pick '89 and add a few stragglers

Keepers: D O'Neill, D Forde, R Payne
Defenders: S Gauld, J Keay, P Curran, R McBride(c), K Brady, G O'Brien, P Vaudequin P Hutton
Midfielders: P McCourt, J McLean, P McIlhenny, B McNamee, P Doolin, P Hegarty, N McGinn, B Molloy
Forwards: L Coyle, A Kristic, G Beckett, M Farren

23 players. But how many contracts?

[A N Mouse]

23 players. But how many contracts?

Take the number of points harps will finish this season with, multiply by number of times they've beaten Derry city. Subtract that answer from 23, take the number of digits in that result and...







...SHOVE EM WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE 😛

Or you could, you know, suggest a squad. Just list it as Derry city 'b'

[Nesta99]

A, O'Neill. P, Cherrie, G, Rogers
S Gannon, A, Boyle, J, Coll, M, Lawlor, j, Malone, B Gartland, D, Massey
M, Duffy, B, Byrne, T, McNulty, R, Towell, S, O'Donnell, C, Shields, G,Lawless D Horgan B, Keogh
P, Hoban, D. McMillan, T Eviston, D. Gorman

Any number of captains there but purely on length of service Martin Lawlor!

Players that could technically be involved Jason Byrne, Declan O'Brien, G Bolger, S Geoghan, P Doolin. C. Hawkins, G O'Callaghan, Paul Byrne past their prime when at Oriel or not interested.

Honourable mentions - Donal Broughan, John White, John Cleary, Martin Murray, Stephen McGuinness, Sean Maguire, James Keady, Ray Campbell, Stephen Napier, Keith Long, Mick Doohan, Stephen Kelly, Peter and Joe Hanrahan, Tony Loughlin, Jim Gannon, G Haylock, Ronan finn. Ciaran Kavanagh. Liam Dunne, Keith Ward. Paul Curran.

By season end Sean Murray, Robbie Benson, Patrick McEleney and Dan Kelly could be first choices.

The one player that I would have given any amount of body parts to see in Lilywhite colours is Pat McCourt!

Trying to do a worst 11 would be an impossible and depressing task....

[Couch Potato]

This was harder than I thought it would be.

GK: Dave Henderson, Gary Rogers
Def: Damien Byrne, John McDonnell, Curtis Fleming, Colin Hawkins, Ian Bermingham, Colm Foley, Lee Desmond, Kenny Browne
Mid: Noel Mernagh, Greg Bolger, Paul Osam, Eddie Gormley, Martin Russell, Charles Mbazi Livingston, Keith Fahey, John Tracey, Killian Brennan
For: Mark Ennis, Christy Fagan, Ricky O'Flaherty(C), Trevor Molloy.

[Eminence Grise]

Since 1999-00

Goalkeepers: Dean Delany, Steve Williams, Tony O'Dowd
Defenders: Owen Heary (C), Tony McCarthy, Sean Dillon, Colin Hawkins, Pat Scully, Dave Campbell, Kevin Doherty, Dave Rogers
Midfielders: Tony Sheridan, Wes Hoolahan, Stuart Byrne, Joseph Ndo, Pat Fenlon, Ollie Cahill, David McGill, Mark Rutherford
Forwards: Stephen Geoghegan, Jason Byrne, Glen Crowe, Philly Hughes

I was very fortunate to watch some serious all-time talent in those first number of seasons, could easily have had a 35 man squad. Definitely players in our First Division era have made big impression upon me too, Mark Rutherford got in my list for his performances tearing down the wing at 36 during his farewell season in 2008

Decent 23, but I'd shoehorn Dessie Baker in there. Richie, too, maybe. Alan Moore? Hard to see who to leave out for them though.

[passinginterest]

I've gone for Rovers in the Tallaght era. Pretty much a mix of the O'Neill team and the current team. A couple in there more for cult status than actual performances. Looking back, there was some seriously weak squads. Bazunu in there for the sheer raw talent he showed in his short spell.

Alan Mannus, Barry Murphy, Gavin Bazunu
Enda Stevens, Dan Murray, Craig Sives, Aidan Price, Pat Sullivan, Simon Madden, Joey O’Brien, Pat Flynn
Ronan Finn, Stephen O’Donnell, Gary McCabe, Trevor Clarke, Jack Byrne, Sean Kavanagh, Stephen Rice, James Chambers,
Dessie Baker, Gary Twigg, Padraig Amond, Graham Burke

Karl Sheppard probably unlucky not to get in, McEneff looks like he'll move ahead of some of the other midfielders but I haven't seen enough, Shane Robinson might be unlucky too.

[dong]

This was harder than I thought it would be.

GK: Dave Henderson, Gary Rogers
Def: Damien Byrne, John McDonnell, Curtis Fleming, Colin Hawkins, Ian Bermingham, Colm Foley, Lee Desmond, Kenny Browne
Mid: Noel Mernagh, Greg Bolger, Paul Osam, Eddie Gormley, Martin Russell, Charles Mbazi Livingston, Keith Fahey, John Tracey, Killian Brennan
For: Mark Ennis, Christy Fagan, Ricky O'Flaherty(C), Trevor Molloy.
No Bisto Flood? How could you?

[joey B]

Goalkeepers: J Gallagher C Gallagher G Cullen
Defenders: E Asokuh S Bradley D Boyle J Minnock K Cowan D McNulty T Scanlon
Midfielders:N Bonner P McGrenaghan J G McGettigan T Mohan M Funston
F Harkin J Kenny D O’Brien
Forwards:K McHugh J Mulligan J Speake C Gethins S Parkhouse

Definitely a few better players I haven't picked, McKenna,Vaudequin and McCourt being 3, couple have got in for longevity and cult hero status for me, ie Funston wouldn't be on the same planet as McCourt but I'm never picking Paddy McCourt over a legend like Mickey Funston in my Harps team!

[dong]

Real off season stuff this!

GK: Mark McLean, Nick Broujos, Gary Rogers
Def: Declan Boyle, Jason McGuinness, Gavin Peers, Gavin Dykes, Martin McDonnell, Alan Keane
Mid: Johnny Kenny, Will Hastie, TonyFagan (c), Harry McLoughlin, Joseph NDo, Richie Ryan, Rommy Boco, Faz Kudozovic
For: Raf Cretaro, Ski McGee, Eddie Annand, Danny North, Padraic Moran, Mark Quigley.
Obvious omission Coleman and it seems laughable to have a player as limited as Dykes in there instead, but in terms of influence I had to opt for others in defence.

[seand]

Really it could just be a Stephen Kenny era squad, and in terms of fitness, organisation and preparation they’d be miles ahead of what went before. But here’s mine, going back to the early 90s

Steve Williams, Alan O'Neill, Eddie Van Boxtel
Sean Gannon, Dane Massey, Andy Boyle, Brian Gartland, Mick Doohan, James Coll, Martin Lawlor
Barry Kehoe, Tom McNulty, Daryl Horgan, Chris Shields, Stephen O’Donnell, Gino Lawless, Richie Towell, Michael Duffy, Brian Byrne
Patrick Hoban, Dessie Gorman, Joe Hanrahan, David McMillan

Sean Hoare and Robbie Benson knocking on the door, also potentially Murray, McGrath. Honourable mentions for Gary Rogers, Patrick McEleney, Stephen McGuinness, James Keddy, Stephen Napier, Peter Hanrahan, Garry Haylock, Paul Marney, Philly Hughes, David Hoey, David Crawley, Tony Cousins, Terry Eviston, Ronnie Murphy, Roddy Collins

[Ezeikial]

Really it could just be a Stephen Kenny era squad, and in terms of fitness, organisation and preparation they’d be miles ahead of what went before. But here’s mine, going back to the early 90s

Steve Williams, Alan O'Neill, Eddie Van Boxtel
Sean Gannon, Dane Massey, Andy Boyle, Brian Gartland, Mick Doohan, James Coll, Martin Lawlor
Barry Kehoe, Tom McNulty, Daryl Horgan, Chris Shields, Stephen O’Donnell, Gino Lawless, Richie Towell, Michael Duffy, Brian Byrne
Patrick Hoban, Dessie Gorman, Joe Hanrahan, David McMillan

Sean Hoare and Robbie Benson knocking on the door, also potentially Murray, McGrath. Honourable mentions for Gary Rogers, Patrick McEleney, Stephen McGuinness, James Keddy, Stephen Napier, Peter Hanrahan, Garry Haylock, Paul Marney, Philly Hughes, David Hoey, David Crawley, Tony Cousins, Terry Eviston, Ronnie Murphy, Roddy Collins

I knew you wern't serious when you excluded Dermot Keely

Eddie Van Boxtel for goals, but no sign of Richie Blackmore or Gary Rogers?

Honourable mention for Roddy Collins, but no Hilary Carlyle, Cathal Muckian, Terry Flanagan, Martin Reilly or Terry Eviston


and what about Baba Isaka?

[seand]

Keely, Blackmore, Carlyle, Muckian and T Flanagan before my time. Eviston is in the honourable mentions list. The Boxer was tongue in cheek really, but it's my fun, completely unimportant, non-scientific off the top of my head squad, so why not suggest your own?

You're welcome to have Baba for your squad Ez!

[Ezeikial]

Keely, Blackmore, Carlyle, Muckian and T Flanagan before my time. Eviston is in the honourable mentions list. The Boxer was tongue in cheek really, but it's my fun, completely unimportant, non-scientific off the top of my head squad, so why not suggest your own?

You're welcome to have Baba for your squad Ez!

I'm working on it, but struggling whether to make Baba Osaka or Elden de Getrouwe captain. Should Mental Mickey be in the squad. Harpal Singh or Tony Cavanagh?

So many hard choices

[Martinho II]

Longford Town alltime best squad of 23:

Gks: Stephen OBrien, Lee Stacey, Seamus Kelly
Defenders:Sean Dillon,Barry Ferguson,Alan Murphy,Pat Sullivan,Paul Perth,Wes Byrne,Graham Gartland,
Midfielders:Alan Kirby,Vinny Perth,Stuart Byrne,Dean Fitzgerald,Stephen Rice,Dave Savage,Pat Hackett,Philip Keogh,
Forwards:Richie Parsons,Davy O'Sullivan,Dessie Baker, Dave Mooney,Eric Lavine,

[Longfordian]

Sean Prunty should be in there for Wes Byrne I reckon. Hard to disagree too much with the rest, though Pip Keogh is an interesting one. I liked him but not everyone did.

[Martinho II]

Sean Prunty should be in there for Wes Byrne I reckon. Hard to disagree too much with the rest, though Pip Keogh is an interesting one. I liked him but not everyone did.

in hindsight I was trying to remember of everyone but couldnt and it was the early hours of the morning too!!!

[Martinho II]

Sean Prunty should be in there for Wes Byrne I reckon. Hard to disagree too much with the rest, though Pip Keogh is an interesting one. I liked him but not everyone did.

thought Pip Keogh was superb in his first season with us and was criminally underused by AM in his second season and should have never have being let go to Bray! I thought he was a brilliant passer!

[oriel]

A, O'Neill. P, Cherrie, G, Rogers
S Gannon, A, Boyle, J, Coll, M, Lawlor, j, Malone, B Gartland, D, Massey
M, Duffy, B, Byrne, T, McNulty, R, Towell, S, O'Donnell, C, Shields, G,Lawless D Horgan B, Keogh
P, Hoban, D. McMillan, T Eviston, D. Gorman

Any number of captains there but purely on length of service Martin Lawlor!

Players that could technically be involved Jason Byrne, Declan O'Brien, G Bolger, S Geoghan, P Doolin. C. Hawkins, G O'Callaghan, Paul Byrne past their prime when at Oriel or not interested.

Honourable mentions - Donal Broughan, John White, John Cleary, Martin Murray, Stephen McGuinness, Sean Maguire, James Keady, Ray Campbell, Stephen Napier, Keith Long, Mick Doohan, Stephen Kelly, Peter and Joe Hanrahan, Tony Loughlin, Jim Gannon, G Haylock, Ronan finn. Ciaran Kavanagh. Liam Dunne, Keith Ward. Paul Curran.

By season end Sean Murray, Robbie Benson, Patrick McEleney and Dan Kelly could be first choices.

The one player that I would have given any amount of body parts to see in Lilywhite colours is Pat McCourt!

Trying to do a worst 11 would be an impossible and depressing task....


Ronan Finn didn’t make your list? Surely the best ever three we had in the middle was Finn. O’Donnell. Towell ?

For one season only in 2015. Finn was taken in to replace Towell who was expected to move but he stayed on for one more season.

Shields was / is excellent at what he does, the ultimate team player, but on sheer skill these 3 for me were the best in the central role. Best ever left side had to be Barry Kehoe, he won 2 league titles and one cup (one double) but he gets the nod ahead of Daryl Horgan as Kehoe played and gave the same outstanding performances in some dreadful DFC seasons.

Going back to the 70’s and 80’s a Tommy McConville by a mile the best central defender. He also had a fair collection of full Ireland caps all won while playing LOI.

Best keeper. Tough one to pick from Richie Blackmore (3 leagues and 3 cups, 1 double) and unbeaten in Europe at home from 1976 to 1981 - ended with defeat to Liverpool in 1982, (
missed qualifying only one season and played 2 rounds on quite a few. Also Alan O’Neill (2 leagues, 1 double) but poor record in Europe. Only one notable result, 1-1 away to Honved.

Then we have Gary Rogers with his record equaling appearances and 3 leagues and 2 cups (1 double) has won a little less than Blackmore (for now) but he played the most ever Euro games as a GK for the club and in the group stages.

[shep]

I'm working on it, but struggling whether to make Baba Osaka or Elden de Getrouwe captain. Should Mental Mickey be in the squad. Harpal Singh or Tony Cavanagh?

So many hard choices
What did poor Caesar Lopez do to offend you

[Ezeikial]

What did poor Caesar Lopez do to offend you

He is a defo in my squad. As is Les Fridge, Paul Futcher, Nathan Wigg and Kyle Moran. Dave D'errico might make it too

[Couch Potato]

It looks like worst ever 23 man squad would be far more interesting some shocking names getting thrown around as a joke.

[ltfc_2004]

When you see the list of names for various clubs, some damn good footballers have played in the LOI and I have been lucky enough to be attending LOI games since 96 to have seen a lot of them in action. It would make an interesting debate on a live match night on RTE. Wondering how a LOI greatest team of 1990's v Noughties V Present day would line up ?

[Nesta99]

Ronan Finn didn’t make your list? Surely the best ever three we had in the middle was Finn. O’Donnell. Towell ?

One season wonder! Im not bitter at all at the way he left of course. Nah seriously while we certainly missed him when he left I will stick with my midfield selection. Drop a striker and add a midfielder if it were allowed then Id probably have included him. Paul Patterson, John Ryan, and Ian Ferguson were on the shortlist too...

[Mr A]

Keepers: John Walsh, Ciaran Gallagher, James Gallagher
Defenders : Keith Cowan, Stuart Gauld, Jonathan Minnock, Ray Kenny, Declan Boyle, Neil Fitzhenry, Shaun Holmes
Midfielders : John G McGettigan, Donal O Brien, Fergal Harkin, Tom Mohan, Johnny Kenny, Michael Funston, Noel Melvin, Paddy McGrenaghan, Paddy McCourt, Pierce Walsh
Forwards : Kevin McHugh, Johnny Speak, Conor Gethins

Am sure I missed some I would include on second thoughts..

Edit: just subbed in Shaun Holmes for Ronnie Murphy

[nigel-harps1954]

Been thinking about this for a while, and keep chopping and changing, but here goes.

Goalkeepers:
Ciaran Gallagher, James Gallagher, Gavin Cullen

Defenders:
Johnny Minnock, Declan Boyle, Shane Bradley, Pascal Vaudequin, Ciaran Coll, Ray Kenny, Keith Cowan, Eloka Asokuh

Midfield:
Michael Funston, Fergal Harkin, Tom Mohan, Johnny Kenny, Paddy McGrenaghan, Donal O'Brien, Tony Shields, Paddy McCourt

Forwards:
Kevin McHugh, Conor Gethins, Johnny Speak, Stephen Parkhouse

[Martinho II]

Keepers: John Walsh, Ciaran Gallagher, James Gallagher
Defenders : Keith Cowan, Stuart Gauld, Jonathan Minnock, Ray Kenny, Declan Boyle, Neil Fitzhenry, Shaun Holmes
Midfielders : John G McGettigan, Donal O Brien, Fergal Harkin, Tom Mohan, Johnny Kenny, Michael Funston, Noel Melvin, Paddy McGrenaghan, Paddy McCourt, Pierce Walsh
Forwards : Kevin McHugh, Johnny Speak, Conor Gethins

Am sure I missed some I would include on second thoughts..

Edit: just subbed in Shaun Holmes for Ronnie Murphy

is this the same Ronnie Murphy that had a spell with us?

[joey B]

Pretty sure it's the same one.....

[Mr A]

I'd say so.. he played for a lot of clubs. Joined us along with Noel Melvin and Pierce Walsh (I think) when Monaghan United had a meltdown and was part of getting us promoted.

[Martinho II]

I'd say so.. he played for a lot of clubs. Joined us along with Noel Melvin and Pierce Walsh (I think) when Monaghan United had a meltdown and was part of getting us promoted.

yeah pierce walsh had two spells with us too! ronnie murphy only claim to fame with us was he was part of the last longford town squad to seek reelection in 97/98 season before the miracle happened!

[Longfordian]

I'd say so.. he played for a lot of clubs. Joined us along with Noel Melvin and Pierce Walsh (I think) when Monaghan United had a meltdown and was part of getting us promoted.

I was at a lecture Noel Melvin gave recently funnily enough. I knew his name rang a bell at the time, and he’d mentioned playing football then I googled him afterwards.

[thebronze14]

Goalkeepers:
Ciaran Gallagher, James Gallagher, Richard Brush

Defenders:
Johnny Minnock, Declan Boyle, Shane Bradley, Pascal Vaudequin, Dee McNulty, Keith Cowan, Eloka Asokuh

Midfield:
Michael Funston, Fergal Harkin, Tom Mohan, Niall Bonnar, Paddy McGrenaghan, Donal O'Brien, Raymond Foy, Paddy McCourt

Forwards:
Kevin McHugh, Conor Gethins, Johnny Speak, Stephen Parkhouse, James Mulligan

[TonyD]

From 1994 (when I became a regular) on.

Barry Ryan Brendan Clarke, Trevor Wood
Ger O'Brien, Ian Bermingham, Trevor Croly, John McDonnell, Packie Lynch, Colin Hawkins, Kenny Browne
Eddie Gormley, Keith Fahey, Martin Russell, Paul Osam, Conan Byrne, Greg Bolger, Killian Brennan, Dave Mulcahy
Chris Forrester, Charles Mbabazi Livingstone, Christy Fagan, Trevor Molloy, Ricky O'Flaherty

[marinobohs]

GK Brian Murphy, Shane Supple, Dermot O'Neill

DF Robbie Best, Jacko McDonagh, Derek Pender, Darragh Leahy, Shaun Maher, Tony O'Connor, Eamon Gregg.

MDF Kevin Hunt, Paul Doolin, Pat Byrne, Mark Rutherford, Gino lawless, Dave Tilson, Brian Mooney, Ashley Grimes,

FWD Glen Crowe, Jason Byrne, Turlough O'Connor, Jackie Jameson, Tony Cousins

Straight off the top of my head (would probably change a few if I gave it further thought).