Noel Hunt

I'd take O'Flynn long before O'Callaghan. Georgies good, but over rated probably as a backlash to those in Turners Cross who spend their time abusing him.

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Originally posted by Slash/ED
Georgies good, but over rated probably as a backlash to those in Turners Cross who spend their time abusing him.

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Overrated? What a load of boll0cks!
If Georgie played for Shels he'd be the first name on the team sheet every week.

If I could pick between Byrne, O'Flynn and O'Callaghan, Georgie would be the odd one out.

In fairness this thread was started with reference to Noel Hunt...

I seen the game and it was the first time i seen him being interviewed also.He sounds like a decent guy and he is playing very well.All the best to him and in time maybe he can get a place ahead of some of the mock Irishmen that are being touted around in the newspapers these days to play for Ireland..

All the best Noel...

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Originally posted by Colm
John O'Flynn and George O'Callaghan are better than Noel Hunt, why aren't the "experts" calling for them to be picked for Ireland?
Hunt is good but he never stood out for me when he was at Rovers and he's merely doing the same thing at Dunfermline so why do people think he's so great all of a sudden? It's sad that so many Irish people automatically think he's better because he plays in the SPL (which is a heap of **** anyway)!

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Agree that its sad the way everyone in ireland suddenly think hes brilliant.But its unfair to him to say he was never anything special.When he was in the league he was probly the best striker and i think if he was still here he'd be one of the best.I don't know about o'flynn but i would certainly pick him over o'callaghan(no disrespect to o'callaghan hes a great player)

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Originally posted by Slash/ED
I'd take O'Flynn long before O'Callaghan. Georgies good, but over rated probably as a backlash to those in Turners Cross who spend their time abusing him.

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Depends what team you were signing him for. If I was picking an EL XI I'd have O'Callaghan upfront as a foil for Crowe (to be replaced by Liam Coyle with 20 mins to go).

I was at the Aberdeen-Dunfermline game at the weekend. Richie Byrne was on for the Pars, apparently they were playing 3-5-2 but Byrne was playing very defensively on the left and I thought he was simply playing left back. Looked a bit of a donkey and the Pars fans I talked to afterwards don't know much about him, although he wasn't at fault for either goal.

They are big fans of Hunt though and want him partnering Stevie Crawford more often, he missed the game through injury but not all of the lads I was talking to knew that and some were annoyed he wasn't starting so that's a good sign.

Hey well said Noel is an amazing Player and i will be surprised if he doesn't make it into the international squad by the end of the year!He's amazing!

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Originally posted by TommyT
If I was picking an EL XI I'd have O'Callaghan upfront as a foil for Crowe

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Thats the problem with O'Callaghan. He's not an out and out striker and he's not a traditional midfielder. If you had someone like Kevin Hunt along side him in central midfield it would be a savage partnership.