"Cult" heroes from your team

**Da Real Rover** · 27/08/2009, 9:23 AM

Kenny, caught getting lenght outside a nightclub, legend!!

**Da Real Rover** · 27/08/2009, 9:32 AM

Originally Posted by Rory H

Jimmy McGarry

Has to be one of the greatest tbh.
Our right honorable Lord Mayor of Sligo Town and owner of Mooneys.
In court next month for assaulting a Gaurd when the DS and Special Branch were raiding his pub and he still got relected.
What a hero.

**red bellied** · 27/08/2009, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Da Real Rover

Has to be one of the greatest tbh.
Our right honorable Lord Mayor of Sligo Town and owner of Mooneys.
In court next month for assaulting a Gaurd when the DS and Special Branch were raiding his pub and he still got relected.
What a hero.

Jimmy also played one competitive game for Rovers in the first division during Pugh's all local side.

Mick Graham deserves a mention.

Eddie Annand for celebrating in front of the Shed.

**Captain2007** · 27/08/2009, 11:05 AM

Dundalk - Barry Keogh RIP
Sligo - Martin Bayly
Rovers - Pat Byrne, Noel Larkin, Mick Byrne, Noel King,
Cork - Patsy Freyne, Phillip Long, Biscuits Harrington, Declan Daly
St Pats - Mark Meagan, Chopper Treacy, Mick Moody, Dave Henderson
Bohs - Derek Swan, Jackie Jameson
UCD - Tony McDonnell, Ciaran Kavanagh
Waterford - Madigan Brothers,
Shelbourne - Declan Geoghean, Gary Haylock, Tony McCarthy

Could go on forever.........

**redobit** · 27/08/2009, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by red bellied

Eddie Annand for celebrating in front of the Shed.

... and bringing the fence down.

**Martinho II** · 27/08/2009, 7:20 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

http://www.afterschoolsoccer.com/
Ollie Keogh working with him now since Nigel Keady departed for the FAI.

A few Cult Heros for Da Town

1. Rod De Khors - Legend ... no explination required
2. Barry Murphy and Frank Darby - The dymanic duo! Barry was hard as nails and Frank could distract strikers with his eardrum piercing shreek!
3. Jamsie Coll ... we said we needed a manager and a centre half, he said I'll do both!
4. Stevie Gavin - Got taken off injured away to Mons so he came up to the stand and played the drum for us
5. Andy Myler - Goalscoring legend
6. Danny O'Leary - Broken fingers still couldnt stop him playing
7. Johnny Morris-Burke - Purly for his Mario Kempes stype perm at the time
8. Adrian Carberry - Legend always giving 100%. Got clocked one game, blood everywhere, physio ran on with the magic sponge. Cabsy took it, cleaned the blood off his new white boots, got up and played on
9. "Honorable" mention for Istavn "Stephen" Lakatos and Zolt "Joe" Pedro ... came over to Ireland without a word of English but quickly learned 3 important words ... Want ... More ... Money

ah frank darby how can we not forget him when he played for us under Mickey O'Connor?
the only player that roared squeaking!

**Town Legend** · 27/08/2009, 7:44 PM

Originally Posted by Macy

I'm not sure some of them qualify as cult heroes. I mean Prunty, Digger and Mumbles were all excellent players (at their level in the case of O'Connor) in their own right.

McNally was injured a year or two after he'd gone to Bohs, and I wouldn't have Lavine near any heroes list...

I'd have the rest on the cult heroes list though. How about the Bald Truck Driving Man?

If your saying the players I mentioned are NOT cult heroes how in the name of god can you say the Bald Truck Driving Man IS a cult hero???!!!!!!

Thats puzzling!!!!

And yes I know Macca got injured while playing with Bohs. I never referred to Macca been injured!!!! I was referring to Gucci but sher some of our so called supporters wouldn't remember him as his best years were in Kenny's first 2 seasons!!!

**GuisaSaigon** · 27/08/2009, 9:34 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

ah frank darby how can we not forget him when he played for us under Mickey O'Connor?
the only player that roared squeaking!

Beat me to it Marty, Frank Darby what a voice, I once watched a game in St Mels between Athlone and Galway. Darby on one side John Mannion on the other. Jesus! my eardrums were nearly bleeding leaving the ground!

**Macy** · 28/08/2009, 7:16 AM

Originally Posted by Town Legend

If your saying the players I mentioned are NOT cult heroes how in the name of god can you say the Bald Truck Driving Man IS a cult hero???!!!!!!

Because they're just heroes! Cult heroes are, in my mind anyway, players that wouldn't necessarily be the best players, but give their all for the cause or are celebrated by the fans for other (sometimes nonsensical) reasons.... Beat the beep colly, beat the beep... Vinny wouldn't have been the most skillful player, but always gave 100%, took no crap and could relied upon to get stuck in - hence a cult hero.

**Magicme** · 28/08/2009, 9:23 AM

Originally Posted by Sheridan

Barry Burke was the great cult hero at DC. Fabulous player who could have gone all the way if he'd had the right managers.

Total legend here too. One of the "Dermos" with David "Leeza is the Geeza" Lee. Pity he got sent off every 2nd game. Burkey and Leeza were the last players to score in St Mels.

Originally Posted by christo

Barry Clancy made an unforgivable mistake that cost us the game against Bray in the FAI Cup replay one year so he ain't a cult hero more of a cult villian, plus he ran off crying to Monaghan

He aint crying now and nor are we! One of our best players in the past 2 seasons. Slowly making it to legend status here.

Other legends for me at Mons were of course the Right-Honourable-soon-to-be-sainted Billy Bagster.

Also Seamie Finnegan who is now giving back to the club by the bucket load by being our Women's team manager and assistant manager of the U20's.

Keith Foy has to get a mention as does Alvin Rouse, Robbie Horgan and Graham Doyle. They are among the best loved and still talked about players from recent days to pull on the Mons shirt.

Andy "The Beast" Haran and Darren Meenan were 2 of the most talented players we have had here in recent times but they are fast being eclipsed by our homegrown hero Aaron McCarey in this category.

Lastly on a personal note: John Lester. Hubba Hubba to infinity!

**pineapple stu** · 28/08/2009, 9:33 AM

Derek Swan.

**Martinho II** · 28/08/2009, 7:12 PM

Originally Posted by Magicme

Total legend here too. One of the "Dermos" with David "Leeza is the Geeza" Lee. Pity he got sent off every 2nd game. Burkey and Leeza were the last players to score in St Mels.

He aint crying now and nor are we! One of our best players in the past 2 seasons. Slowly making it to legend status here.

Other legends for me at Mons were of course the Right-Honourable-soon-to-be-sainted Billy Bagster.

Also Seamie Finnegan who is now giving back to the club by the bucket load by being our Women's team manager and assistant manager of the U20's.

Keith Foy has to get a mention as does Alvin Rouse, Robbie Horgan and Graham Doyle. They are among the best loved and still talked about players from recent days to pull on the Mons shirt.

Andy "The Beast" Haran and Darren Meenan were 2 of the most talented players we have had here in recent times but they are fast being eclipsed by our homegrown hero Aaron McCarey in this category.

Lastly on a personal note: John Lester. Hubba Hubba to infinity!

I am going to check this out for you I have a feeling that Seamie Finnegan played for us in the early nineties the name rings a bell!

**CF1989** · 28/08/2009, 11:43 PM

my favourites:

padraig moran
paul mctiernan
seamie coleman
raff cretaro
conor ogrady
chris butler
danny ventre
richard brush
gavin peers
rommy boco
marcus hallows
johnny jordan
wes charles

theres more but i cant think at the minute

**Ezeikial** · 28/08/2009, 11:58 PM

Originally Posted by CF1989

my favourites:

padraig moran
paul mctiernan
seamie coleman
raff cretaro
conor ogrady
chris butler
danny ventre
richard brush
gavin peers
rommy boco
marcus hallows
johnny jordan
wes charles

theres more but i cant think at the minute

With more then half of your current team "cult heroes", relegation couldn't possibly happen, could it?

**CF1989** · 29/08/2009, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

With more then half of your current team "cult heroes", relegation could possibly happen, could it?

our position in the league this season dosnt affect it. they've been here for a couple of seasons at least and arnt the reason we're struggeling. they also got us into the europa league aswell

**Da Real Rover** · 29/08/2009, 8:27 AM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

With more then half of your current team "cult heroes", relegation couldn't possibly happen, could it?

Relevant how exactly?

**PartySaint** · 29/08/2009, 11:53 AM

Fabio

**Rovers1** · 29/08/2009, 12:09 PM

Sligoman

**Dunny** · 29/08/2009, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by CSFShels

Colin Scanlon.

Can't believe none of us thought of him..

Thanks CSF....

**Neish** · 29/08/2009, 11:09 PM

My Harps cult heroes:

Niall "Josie" Bonner(The FBTN Legend)
Johny Speak
Tom Mohan
Sammy Johnston(only played one season if that but what a player)
Kevin McHugh
Johnathan Minnock

Ps. I think this could be an idea for MNS. I seem to remember Football Focus doing this once