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Dermot Keely would be a contender
Donal Broughan, certainly one of the dirtiest
Paul Mooney, Derry (ex Linfield). Hard as nails in the tackle and a fully committted footballer. As for nutcases we've had a few, but were absolutely useless with a ball and therefore don't get classed as footballers IMO.
deccie daly would be up there.danny murphy was creating a bit of a reputation for himself till he left
I'll just nominate 2 bruisers from my childhood , Steve Birks and Lee Thew.
I never seen Keeley play but after reading a few stories about him, I'd have to go with him...............
Joe O'Mahoney-Limerick, late 70's /early 80's.
Dermot Keely.
Today....all pussies.
Agree with you on Daly. Murphy was developing a reputation all right-for being a foul- mouthed, sneaky, dirty player that cost his side a lot in the way of fines, red cards and suspensions. There's a difference between being dirty and being hard.Quote:
Originally Posted by ollie
Jimmy Nolan - Galway United 1981-1995
The hardest man to ever play football , without a doubt.
Deccie is a City legend and one of the hardest players ever to play in the EL, Murphy was tough but his temperament was suspect, nowhere near Deccie in the hard man stakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by ollie
Roy Keane !!!!! (Cobh 88/89)
Tom McNulty for us, he played a roy keane type game for almost 10 years.
In fact see all players mentioned in most hated thread, most will fall into this thread again.
Also from the 80`s
Pat Byrne (Rovs) Tony Fagan (Sligo) Tommy Lynch (Limerick) all spring to mind.
Paul Hegarty.
Paul Doolin.
Tom McNulty.
Peter Eccles.
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Originally Posted by Rogue Trader
Left back, Paul McLaughlin, dirty player, very slow though. I was going to include him but Mooney just got my vote.
he was all that all right but you can't deny he was also a tough little nutQuote:
Originally Posted by joeSoap
Steve Birks was a right tough fcuker. Tommy Lynch another.
Barry Murphy and Ray McLoughlin (both ex ATFC) could dish
out a few crunching tackles in their day
Tony Fagan (Sligo Rovers). His speciality, give his opponent a good kick in the shins, not the biggest player you will ever see either.
Wouldn't agree with Pat Byrne. But his midfield partner, Noel King could give out a bit of stick. Actually that was some Rovers team, with King, Keely, Eccles. Harry McCue is another.
Richie Purdy picked up 9 yellows and a red in his first ten games for us. Can't remember at this stage if it was just bad timing or if he was just a dirty *******. Memory tells me it was more the latter than the former anyway.
Foxy Tommy definitely the hardest player I remember seeing. Tough as diamond nails that have been left soaking in vinegar, and with a cannonball 40-yard free kick in his locker that he scored with about once every other season. :D
From before my time I'd go with Jimmy McGeough from the tales I've heard.
Birks, McNulty, Keely all good shouts too. The mention of Lee Thew always makes me laugh thinking about his various errortel appearances.
From personal experiance, Declan Daly and Peter Hutton.
Martin Lawlor was a tough bast@rd also, but fair, usually.
dave mulcahy
Rennie
Both those ex Blues are tough out, especially Rennie, despite some people's misplaced hatred of the chap getting that very true statement shot down now. :D
But they're both only trotting after Foxy Tommy!
Couldn't argue with many of the choices of hard men for dishing out punishment... but my nomination for the "hardest" player I ever saw is Noel Larkin... defenders used to kick lumps out him but he never seemed to notice and of course always got better of them by banging in the goals
Difference between hard and dirty.
And whos the hardest playing at the minute?
Hey, there could be kids reading this :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by nzamcdza
:p
Tom McNulty. Hardest player I've ever seen.
Sean Hargan or Owen Heary.Quote:
Originally Posted by nzamcdza
Richie Foran :p
Tom Mc nulty legend and winner of many leagues for other teams :)
Shels long hairded right or left back springs to mind as recent dirty players. Cant remember his name.
kdjac
Greg Costello? Most mentioned so far are more scumbags than proper hardmen. McNulty was a proper hardman
Some of the hardest players ever to play for UCD down the years.
We had Dermot Keely as a player for a spell in 1983.
Ken O'Doherty our goal scoring centre half who got the winner in the 1984. Cup Final was tough as old boots. Transferred to Crystal Palace in 1985. David Foster who was in and out of the team in the late 1980's and later played for Home Farm was described in a Club publication as " a gentle elegant player who eats guard dogs as a hobby" :D
Paul Fitzgerald who was right back in our promotion winning team in 1989 and later played for Monaghan was tough.
Richie Purdey has already been mentioned.
Not forgetting our former Hardcore Champion Mick O'Donnell.
Yah seems people got confused with dirty rather than hard.
Mick Moody was a hard*******, but you would expect that of him :D
kdjac
Joe o' Mahony. He was one hard *******.. have a go Joe ! At true blue legend, none of the rest come near.
Keely for me.
Noel King was pretty tough too.
Tony Meaney RIP took no prisoners either.
Peter Hutton? Surprised to read that, elaborate.Quote:
Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse
Perhaps he means his father - who also had an illustrious career in the League of Ireland.
Gerry Carr.
Also, Conor O'Grady was never afraid of a bad tackle either, unfortunately.
In my opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by OneRedArmy