as opposed to fastest
I'd say Chippy Devlin is Bray's fatest player ever... what about your club
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as opposed to fastest
I'd say Chippy Devlin is Bray's fatest player ever... what about your club
Keith Foy has started to develop his own gravitational field
edit: my own club, its probably garreth farrelly, although 3 months ago he looked like he could do with a ham sandwich. stress eating i'd say!
Gareth Farrelly and Keith Foy are right up there with him Id say.
One of our new signings is a few stone overweight - Alan Reilly I think it is?
Chippy was loveably fat. Goalkeepers in the 80s and 90s had different rules (he was also a class keeper and easily our best ever sub keeper)
The likes of Foy are just sloppy fat. He's being paid a decent amount and he trins every day and is still overweight?!?
Michael Keane came back about 2 stone overweight but he looks to be losing a bit already
Marc Kenny was predictably chunky when he showed up at Richmond for Phoenix FC. I think the old Soccer Show did a piece where they followed him and Trevor Wood (it's not as bad for goalkeepers) around a supermarket where they bought chips, pies and a full roast pig each, that sort of thing.
Alan Reilly had really broad shoulders when he played with Pats so I could imagine him falling into the wrong side of, eh, "stocky", having been away from regular senior football for a while.
Paul Byrne and John Lester deserve honourable mentions here.
Not forgetting the Original Gangsta...
He wasn't that size when he played, to be fair.
sligo had a big fat lad come on with about twenty minutes to go when we gave them a hiding at the showgrounds earlier in the year, centre forward. he was sumo-esque
6 mins to go and Gino O'Boyle is his name...he's a local bouncer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Tom
At the end of his playing career he was hugeQuote:
Originally Posted by TonyD
Not that big but the signs were there
How's Robbie "Big Mac" McAuley doing for Dundalk these days? His mom once gave a club official hell when STIG printed something about his weight (EDIT: actually, it may have suggested that he killed and ate a whole cow during a game). The retraction made reference to his personal hygiene being "beyond repute".
Jesus that picture is hilarious, he looks like something from little Britian :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint
Has it been photoshopped though? I can't see Fat Pat in that gear
The hat looks a bit off alright.
Still a quality picture. :D
I don't see any sign of it. If it's been photoshopped, they did a good job of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeixlipRed
Nah its definitely him. Why would the official Wexford site do that? Plus he's definitely into his US looks these days...Quote:
Originally Posted by LeixlipRed
But why would he wear that? :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Because by the looks of it, he's off his tits on drugs.
Ugh, horrible mental image there. :eek::(Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Pats fans remember Ricky O Flaherty from years back?! He was a big oul fella but my lasting memory of him for some reason is of him scoring one of the most perfect bicycle kicks I've ever seen!
There was a picture of the a Monaghan/L37 player on here a while back. He has to be the fatest surely? Anyone remember the pic I'm talking about - think it was a game played under floodlights :o:D
Someone told me once that "Home Boy" Dolan's excessive weight is due to heart medication he is on after his father died of heart disease. His brother (Eamon? Also a pro footballer in his day?) is on similiar medication. Can anyone confirm? Based on this I always thought that the "You Fat B******" chants were a bit much.
Undoubtedly Foy.
He gives us all hope of a pro career :D
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Originally Posted by Snoop Drog
I think it might have more to do with his love of the KFC family bucket
That would be this guy http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n...n/CIMG0667.jpg http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n...n/CIMG0665.jpg http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n...n/CIMG0662.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Raheny Red
We played the Mons pre season and this guy came on for a while, he was definitely carrying a few pounds. John Lester would be our resident pie eater. Magicme is going to kill me:eek:
Snoop, I can confirm what you've heard is total ********
Oh and Ricky Flah wasn't fat. Stocky certainly, maybe even a little overweight but fat? No…. ;)
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Originally Posted by Dodge
Dodge, I know the whole idea that a heart medication that makes you obese (obesity being a leading cause of heart disease apparently) is daft but...
The story goes that Pat is in the US, in the off season, coaching. His Dad dies of a heart attack and he comes home and, as the cause of the heart attack was genetic, himself and his brother (who apparently played for either Cardiff or Swansea...) was put on this medication. One of the side effects in Pat's case was tons of weight!
Dumb I know but I'm gullible like that :p
Heh-heh, I should never have told him that pizza was an effective heart medication. I feel bad now. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Snoop Drog
Give the man a bit of credit for what he's done with himself. Football aside, what he's done is amazing. He has lost around 8 stone or so I'd say.
In all fairness actually he's a shadow of his former self. Fair play to him. I'd say the pressure and lifestyle of full-time management made it difficult for him to keep his weight under control. The fact that he had so much involvement in the day-to-day running of his clubs, seeking out new sponsors etc., meant he was certainly sacrificing his health for a long time and I think the break has done him the world of good.Quote:
Originally Posted by joeSoap
Also, the hip-hop dance classes clearly work wonders.
he's clearly been gearing up for celebrity you're a star
Dunno if I'd trust those pictures. It seems a bit Lough Ness Monaghan to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by GuisaSaigon
Limerick's two ton centre midfield when we played them in the cup last year was quite impressive. Can't remember either of their names.
Yeah and Paul Byrne was just pleasantly plump!;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
We have a winner :DQuote:
Originally Posted by GuisaSaigon
Couldn't believe the size of Keith Foy when City played Sligo at the Showgrounds this year.
Is he full time?
And they still beat us 4-1!
Not so much full time as economy size.Quote:
Originally Posted by paudie
He gets paid by the lb. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebeard
And a sizeable pair they are too :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr A