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cheifo
27/07/2007, 9:54 AM
Barry Curran for Harps is tiny.Remember a lad called Devlin(I think) played for Longford and maybe Athlone.Cant have been much over 5 ft.
micls
27/07/2007, 10:01 AM
Kearney. He spikes his hair to give him an extra few inches but he's fooling no one
sfc red
27/07/2007, 10:05 AM
And he's crap.
micls
27/07/2007, 10:07 AM
And he's crap.

For you.....but then again he didnt like ye and didnt wanna be there, sounds familiar actually same thing happening this year with Fenn.

We're starting to see the Kearney of old again before ye tried to ruin him and he's been great in his last few games
Ash
27/07/2007, 10:08 AM
Barry Curran for Harps is tiny.Remember a lad called Devlin(I think) played for Longford and maybe Athlone.Cant have been much over 5 ft.

Yep, Mark Devlin.
Also played for Galway and I think Bohs at one stage.

Damien Rushe, midfeild for Athlone up to this season
(away in Oz at the mo) isnt the tallest either.

Stewie Connolly (Tranmere,Bray, Athlone, Dundalk) was short
enough too as far as I can remember
Risteard
27/07/2007, 10:09 AM
And he's crap.

Nah, that was all a ploy to bring ye down from the inside sfc red.
Sure Heary has never gotten the better of him.

I doubt there's a shorter footballer in the league.
GuisaSaigon
27/07/2007, 10:11 AM
I was wondering how long it would take until someone started this thread :)
Derek Glynn is fairly small but there are probably smaller.
Dodge
27/07/2007, 10:11 AM
Paul Masterson who played for Pats in the early 90s (last seen with wayside I think) was probably the smallest person I've ever seen playing any sport.
iceman
27/07/2007, 10:13 AM
"Digger" O'Brien
sonofstan
27/07/2007, 10:14 AM
Chris Kingsberry - he makes Kearney look like a grown- up
GuisaSaigon
27/07/2007, 10:15 AM
Tommy Keane (GUFC Legend in the late 80's early 90's) was tiny. He wasn't much over 5ft.
Redie
27/07/2007, 10:15 AM
Anyone remember Tommy Byrne, he played one season for us (Sligo Rovers). Now he was small.
GuisaSaigon
27/07/2007, 10:16 AM
"Digger" O'Brien

Short, but hardly small;)
Red&White Rover
27/07/2007, 10:17 AM
Raff Cretaro is small enough...
sfc red
27/07/2007, 10:32 AM
Sure Heary has never gotten the better of him.

True :eek:
Sam_Heggy
27/07/2007, 10:45 AM
we have a few in our squad,

James Doherty, Barry Curran, Conor Gethins, but the one who wins hands down would have to be Conors brother Alan he is tiny. The Sj.Johnstone lads were asking can they eat the baby on sunday :p
cheifo
27/07/2007, 11:59 AM
Paul Masterson who played for Pats in the early 90s (last seen with wayside I think) was probably the smallest person I've ever seen playing any sport.
:)Yip def the winner I think.Inspired witty Journos to come up with "Defender xxx had masterson in his pocket.As a kiddie remember him playing up front with the talented Fran Hitchock for Home Farm.
O what a noble life we lead on foot.ie gentlemen.:D
TonyD
27/07/2007, 12:06 PM
Short, but hardly small;)

Or maybe just far away ?:)
BrayUnknowns
27/07/2007, 12:18 PM
Davy Williamson who used to play for Bray and Bohs was tiny (and brutal !)
sligoman
27/07/2007, 12:18 PM
Barry Curran for Harps is tiny.Is that the fella who has his shorts nearly pulled up to his neck?:D
Jerry The Saint
27/07/2007, 12:33 PM
Stephen Quigley (Li'l Quigo/Mini-Quigo/Classic Quigo), now sadly on the transfer list:(, is more elf than man. Weighs about 4 stone.
cheifo
27/07/2007, 12:56 PM
Is that the fella who has his shorts nearly pulled up to his neck?:D

:)Yip thats him.He is also deciptively slow.
Schumi
27/07/2007, 1:30 PM
Brian Gannon, now of Monaghan I think, is tiny too.
Redie
27/07/2007, 1:36 PM
Davy Cwho used to play for Bray and Bohs was tiny (and brutal !)

I stand corrected but I think Davy Williamson and the aforementioned Tommy Byrne played together in midfield for Sligo Rovers.

I would suggest Brayunknowns that Williamson was the smallest player to ever play football.
Redie
27/07/2007, 1:38 PM
Sorry, made a mess of the quote. i'll try again.


Davy Williamson who used to play for Bray and Bohs was tiny (and brutal !)

I stand corrected but I think Davy Williamson and the aforementioned Tommy Byrne played together in midfield for Sligo Rovers.

I would suggest Brayunknowns that Williamson was the smallest player to ever play football.
Raheny Red
27/07/2007, 1:44 PM
F
We're starting to see the Kearney of old again before ye tried to ruin him and he's been great in his last few games


RRS eh?! :rolleyes:
oriel
27/07/2007, 2:40 PM
Is that the fella who has his shorts nearly pulled up to his neck?:D


Barry curran - does he play right side m/f for finn harps ? if its him he had a great game in oriel a few weeks ago - def one of the smallest players i have ever seen - the shorts up around his neck is a great trick - gives the impression he`s rubbish - far from it - he was one of the best on the park !
Stevo Da Gull
27/07/2007, 3:09 PM
Mo Farrell and Franco aint giants but I'm sure that there are others smaller, seeing so much of Clive Delaney has disrupted my ability to judge between tall and small:D
Kildare Lad
27/07/2007, 10:30 PM
Barry Clancy who plays out left for us. Seriously he is tiny.
niallsparky
27/07/2007, 11:01 PM
Kingsberry.
pineapple stu
28/07/2007, 5:58 PM
Ciarán Kavanagh, our record appearance holder, was about 2"3', I think. He still won every header going. Had a year or two at Dundalk winding down his career around 2001.
Lim till i die
28/07/2007, 6:34 PM
Barry Clancy who plays out left for us. Seriously he is tiny.

Was trying to think of the name

This guy has to be the winner

No way he is more than four foot tall
Aaron
28/07/2007, 6:39 PM
Eddie McCallion is small, as is Gareth McGlynn
micls
28/07/2007, 7:42 PM
RRS eh?! :rolleyes:
Firstly that was a joke......but
It was so bad for the lad he took a break from football and went back to hurling.

He clearly wasnt exactly enjoying it....
Sheridan
28/07/2007, 8:59 PM
I think that might have more to do with the fact that he's a bit of a knob though, micls.

Kildare Lad - is Clancy shorter than McCrossan? :eek:
Kildare Lad
28/07/2007, 10:26 PM
McCrossan is a beast in comparrison!
sfc red
29/07/2007, 1:13 AM
Firstly that was a joke......but
It was so bad for the lad he took a break from football and went back to hurling.

He clearly wasnt exactly enjoying it....

To "find" himsef. Luckily he managed to find both selves.
NavanBohs
29/07/2007, 1:20 PM
Or maybe just far away ?:)

Some fella said that behind us in the Ballybough End of Tolka for the Rovers-Bohs match this season..."that keeper is small, but that one is far away..." couldnt stop laughing at it, it was done in the Father Ted voice and all...
Erstwhile Bóz
29/07/2007, 5:06 PM
Was Lee King really 5'2" like the song said?
oriel
30/07/2007, 12:45 PM
Ciarán Kavanagh, our record appearance holder, was about 2"3', I think. He still won every header going. Had a year or two at Dundalk winding down his career around 2001.

Forgot about how small he was, he must have been pleased to have wound down his career by winning an fai cup medal in 2002 !