who was the best foreign player in the loi in the last 10-15 years non british? i say joey ndo but i could be wrong livingstone was good too. btw how did the new zealand lads do for bohs ?
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who was the best foreign player in the loi in the last 10-15 years non british? i say joey ndo but i could be wrong livingstone was good too. btw how did the new zealand lads do for bohs ?
Livingstone was awesome. Wes Charles is also a favourite of mine. Pure legend.
Charles was a bit of an animal... Remember him slamming one of our players into the concrete wall surround the pitch in Bray at one stage.... Ndo has talent yeah, but a lousy attitude... And good old Livingston... What a player...
any brazilians ever play in the league-socratise?
I'm sorry but I don't rate Ndo at all at all at all! He has scored around 20 goals in his career! I haven't really seen him play, but going on his goalscoring record he is poor and thats all anyone will remember him for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doomofman
He claims he has never even been to Dublin.Quote:
Originally Posted by sean r
Avery John John John.
Mindaugas Kalonas. Probably the best single season ever of any non british player.
Him or Pascal Vaudequin... :)
Pats had a couple in 2003, but only one played in the league Luis Saccillito (spelling isdefinitely wrong there)Quote:
Originally Posted by sean r
FOr me the answer is Charles Mbabazi Livingstone. Streets ahead of Ndo IMO. You only have to look at how far Pats dropped when he was forced to retire.
Ryan Guy, maybe Pats fans know better, but he seems like a hard worker and scores goals.
Wes Charles was one tough cookie!
does work hard and super nice fella, but Charlie for me. you could watch him all day, he was brilliant, really hope he comes back one day, really nice blokeQuote:
Originally Posted by Spudulika
glad he is back playing ball after what happened
Where is Charles now, is he in the States or Canada? I saw him playing for Bray a few times and always wondered why he didn't step up into a higher league than ours, and then he went to Russia and the only thing I heard about that adventure was he was racially abused. Always seemed to be right on the edge.
Ndo good player but not best overseas player at Bohs never mind League. Kalounus in recent years made an impact at Dalymount, Avery John had a few good seasons in the league (Bohs and Longford). Like (most) Pats fans I would rate Livingstone highly, unlike (many)Pats fans I rate Ryan Guy a very good player - in fairness I dont see as much of him as they do.Quote:
Originally Posted by sean r
Bohs new Zealand experiment was not a success. Most of the players were poor except Raf Di Georgio who looked good and went on to play in Europe.
Clubless per wikipedia. Must say I never rated him at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spudulika
Skippy!
Yea never a fan either to be honest. Absolutely no pace whatsoever. Big lad and very hard tackler but nothing special as a defender and certainly not a contender for any "best overseas player" accolade.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Damien Dupie Galway United!!! French Lad up front.Bit of a d.i.y but was exciting to watch
When he first joined us around 98 he had pace to burn tbf and he was outstanding in pretty much every game for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by marinobohs
Good solid (emphasis on solid) defender but never appeared to me to have much pace, may be focused more on his latter career to be fair.Quote:
Originally Posted by gustavo
You haven't seen him play yet you don't rate him?Quote:
Originally Posted by L.T.F.C.
What an utterly ridiculous comment to make.
His goalscoring record is not very relevant. He is a midfielder. If he was a striker I would take your point.
Himself and Killian Brennan played the best football i have ever seen in this league for Bohs last year in the showgrounds. Absolute quality the two of them that night.
Ndo is a quality player and has proved it for a number of teams over the last couple of years. Can be very inconsistant and indeed frustrating at times and is not blessed with loyalty to any employer (behaved badly in my opinion at St Pats) but can occasionally produce moments worth the asdmission money alone. Great game for Bohs in Eurpe last year (Red Bull away) where his ability to hold the ball up was a big factor in a very good result (his goal helped too !). Joey does not have the pace for a wide berth and in my view his best position is playing behind a main striker (no jokes required).Quote:
Originally Posted by dong
"I was - 'ow do you say? - trying to win ze penalty" :pQuote:
Originally Posted by pixiehead
Legend. Played one game for us in Longford with a gray jumper on under his jersey.
Haha, then you have to see him in action up close! He's got enough natural skill to play at the highest level. He's incredible to watch. Unfortunately his attitude has screwed him over...Quote:
Originally Posted by L.T.F.C.
Alex Kristic and Owen De Gama...?
Yeah in fairness I've seen Ndo play against us numerous times and he destroyed us in most of the games. I suppose our best foreigner would have to be Eric Lavine by default really. It's either him or Heysham El Kershi!
He was with the Vancouver Whitecaps but he's been released.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spudulika
We had one called Alfredo Neto in our A team for a couple of years. I don't think he ever made an appearance for the first team.Quote:
Originally Posted by sean r
Ibrahim Iyane Thiam.
Eamon Zayed!............................................ ..... i'll get my coat.
A real blast from the past there Ezikial - Derry City if memory serves me right (late 80s ??).Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Yep. Da Gama is currently managing in the South African top filght. Was manager of the year in 2005 or thereabouts.
Was Henry McKop any good at Shels? Just a random name really.
Good shout on McKop. Wasn't that good but always stood out for me as he was a Zimbabwean international.
The Argentinian Leonardo Trinchin for Limerick.
Played 45 minutes for us, looked classy as hell for 5 minutes, until he got absolutely nailed in a tackle and never went near the ball again. Got released a week later (roughly).
EDIT: link not working?
http://www.comunidadrural.com.ar/ficha.php?id=29
That site says he played for "Limeries".......classy name for a football team.
Yeah, that's how I remember him alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Juan Sara had a decent enough reputation in the SPL before joining Shels. Did he ever get a game? Remember him playing in the U-21s at one stage.
Ah apologies, I was under the impression he was a striker for some mad reason! Did he not play some games up front for Bohs last season?Quote:
Originally Posted by dong
Charles Mbabazi Livingstone
Angolan winger Jose Quitongo was fabulious when he was with us in 2004.
When I was away on holidays, I bought an Angolan jersey, and it reminds me of him every time
I wear it.
Spot on on Ndo. When he wanted to play, he was untouchable. And not just with the ball either. He marked Paddy McCourt once for Shels in a game in Tolka when McCourt was tearing up teams single handedly. I'm not sure McCourt touched the ball that day. The best marking of a player I've ever seen in the LoI.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buller
Thats going back over 20 years!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
May as well throw Nelson Da Silva (RIP) in if we're going back that far. IMO he was better than Da Gama.
Kristic is now a FIFA Pro Agent, famous for bringing El Hadj Diouf to Liverpool.
he was something else wasn't he.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
where did he end up?
when did he play for ye?Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
didnt he end up at his old club in Lithuania?Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro