Clare League - Team of the Decade

**Planners** · 15/01/2010, 8:56 AM

Lads
Saw the thread open for Limerick - what about Clare - what would your team of the decade be ?

**YNWA** · 15/01/2010, 1:36 PM

Originally Posted by Planners

Lads
Saw the thread open for Limerick - what about Clare - what would your team of the decade be ?

What would your best 11 of the decade be planners your around alot longer then me so cant really pick.

**Planners** · 15/01/2010, 2:08 PM

Originally Posted by YNWA

What would your best 11 of the decade be planners your around alot longer then me so cant really pick.

Athough I played against / with alot lot of guys - names aren't my best -
Here goes

Radu ?
S Lawlor - E Kelly - D Devitt - P Fahy
M Malley - B Kelly - D Russell - D O Grady
H Kelly

- S Hickey

Subs - - M devitt , J Stretton , T Toomey

Hows that ?

**CousinSylDolan** · 16/01/2010, 7:23 AM

Tough to think of all players but here is my 1st stab at it anyway...

John Healy (Avenue)
Pa Fahy (Bunratty

)
Brendan Rochford (Avenue)
David Russell (Avenue)
David Hogan (Bunratty)
Brian Kelly (Rineanna)
Mike O'Malley (Newmarket)
Greg Deegan (Bridge Utd)
Scales (Bunratty)
Mickey Mahoney (Avenue)
Johnny Daly (Moher)

**Truth Meister** · 16/01/2010, 5:02 PM

1. J. Healy
2. Crusher Murphy
3. P. Fahy
4. J. Stretton
5. B. Rochford
6. M. O'Malley
7. S. Lindsay
8. D. Russell
9. D. Wall
10. B. Kelly
11. J. Daly

Subs: Skinny, M Devitt, G Deegan, Scales, M. Mahony

**Truth Meister** · 16/01/2010, 5:18 PM

Originally Posted by the special 1

your taking the mickey planners.

terrible team

i'm alot younger than you(most people are

) but from what i remember this would be mine..

j hanrahan

p fahy b rochford s lawlor n lawlor

m o malley b kelly d wall

j daly p carr m mahoney

not everyone will agree with my choices but from what i can remember these are my choices..solid keeper seen it all.2 pacey full back good solid centre halves..midfield ball winners with plenty of goals in them.3 proven front men all good goal scorers..

Paul Car was a superb player but only played about 10 months football in Clare during the last decade. Pa Fahy is not a right back but would be in the team at left back

**devilfish** · 16/01/2010, 5:30 PM

Ok here goes: Based mine on lads that have played and stayed in the league for the majority of the past decade

GK - Darren Whelan
RB - Mike Devitt
CB - David Russell
CB - B. Rochford
LB - R. Lillis
RM - Brian Kelly
CM - G. Deegan
CM - Mike O Malley
LM - Jimmy Houlihan
CF - Mikey Mahoney
CF - Johnnie Daly

Subs - Cheeky, Crusher, B. Downes,

**rainman** · 16/01/2010, 8:53 PM

GK. Darren Whelan
RB. Derek Byrne
LB. Pa Fahy
CB. Brendan Roachford
CB. Davy Russell
CM. Brian Kelly
CM. Mike O'Malley
RM. Dec Adams
CF. Johnny Daly
CF. Mikey Mahoney
LM. Jimmy Houlihan

**Truth Meister** · 17/01/2010, 9:40 AM

Originally Posted by the special 1

pa fahy has played as a right back many times..did he not line out there last year for rineanna in cup final.....anyway there isnt too many outstanding right backs in clare that i can remember...as for paul carr i still think even with only a few years in clare he's one of the best to have played in league..(which is what this forum is about)

The thread was started on the back of the Limerick one, where the criteria for selecting the team is laid out - its based on sustained and consistant level of performance in the position for which the player is selected over the 10 year period from Jan 2000 to Dec 2009. Based on that - neither Pa Fahy would not be selected at right back - he is an excellent left back and Paul Carr, talented as he is would not even be considered.

**Truth Meister** · 17/01/2010, 2:17 PM

Originally Posted by the special 1

i think if you read planners 1st post it states what would your team of decade be..nothing about playing constantly over the decade...which brings me to your team????.if i'm right did john healy and davy wall not spend most of the decade outside clare...??????

He did say there is a limerick thread so there should also be a clare one which would logically follow the same criteria?? Fair point on those 2, both probably played 4 seasons and were consistantly good for those seasons but not enough to merit inclusion. 2 very good players though.

**avenueC** · 17/01/2010, 3:49 PM

good debate on this one, all personal tastes i suppose
here is my effort!!!

wheelers
crusher , brenden rochford ,noel donnellen, seamie lawlor

dave of grady, mike malley, david russell , jox kelly

scales , mikey mahony

**old git** · 17/01/2010, 7:26 PM

Originally Posted by Truth Meister

1. J. Healy
2. Crusher Murphy
3. P. Fahy
4. J. Stretton
5. B. Rochford
6. M. O'Malley
7. S. Lindsay
8. D. Russell
9. D. Wall
10. B. Kelly
11. J. Daly

Subs: Skinny, M Devitt, G Deegan, Scales, M. Mahony

truth meister going by your new rules on picking team .. following players cannot be included ... need a rethink on 5 players

..
crusher murphy played with park in limerick league
p fahy played / signed with park in limerick league
j stretton played with shannon town ??
d wall played with fairview
m' o malley played with fairview also i think

**mister tee** · 18/01/2010, 7:25 AM

Originally Posted by avenueC

good debate on this one, all personal tastes i suppose
here is my effort!!!

wheelers
crusher , brenden rochford ,noel donnellen, seamie lawlor

dave of grady, mike malley, david russell , jox kelly

scales , mikey mahony

thats probably the worst two center halfs of the decade

**Truth Meister** · 18/01/2010, 8:25 AM

Originally Posted by old git

truth meister going by your new rules on picking team .. following players cannot be included ... need a rethink on 5 players

..
crusher murphy played with park in limerick league
p fahy played / signed with park in limerick league
j stretton played with shannon town ??
d wall played with fairview
m' o malley played with fairview also i think

They are not my rules at all, it makes sense to take into account the number of games the players have played in the league. You will find that all the above bar D Wall (6 years) and Crusher (2 years??)had one season out of clare and the rest in Clare. I dont think that would exclude them. My main point was that Paul Carr played 6 months football in Clare over the last 10 years - how can you include him on that basis??

**Avenue1990** · 18/01/2010, 8:26 AM

Originally Posted by old git

truth meister going by your new rules on picking team .. following players cannot be included ... need a rethink on 5 players

..
crusher murphy played with park in limerick league
p fahy played / signed with park in limerick league
j stretton played with shannon town ??
d wall played with fairview
m' o malley played with fairview also i think

Did Davy Russell not play with Park for a time?
David O Grady has spent most of his time with Pike
S Lawlor had a spell with Pike.
Daryll Eade with Pike.

maybe the thread needs to be renamed - best clare team of the decade that has only played in Clare!

Heres my go -

1.Radoo (Newtown)
2.Pa Fahy
3.Niall Lawlor
4.B. Rochford
5.David Hogan
6.Brian Kelly
7.Sean Lyndsey
8.Damien alford
9. Eddie McCarthy
10.Kieran Collins
11.Mikey Mahoney

12. Hugh Kelly

MGR - The real Hugh Kelly

**papa-j** · 18/01/2010, 9:34 AM

Here's mine

1. Skinny
2. Derek Byrne
3. Pa Fahy
4. Denis Murphy
5. Brendan Rochford
6. Mike o'Malley
7. Dave Russell
8. Brian Kelly
9. Johnny Daly
10. Eddie McCarthy
11. Sean Lindsay

Few others are Glen Coyle, Dave Hogan, Noel Donnellan, Daniel Aherne, Greg Deegan, Barry Downes, Seamie and Niall Lawlor, Mike o Mahony

**mister tee** · 18/01/2010, 9:36 AM

Originally Posted by devilfish

Ok here goes: Based mine on lads that have played and stayed in the league for the majority of the past decade

GK - Darren Whelan
RB - Mike Devitt
CB - David Russell
CB - B. Rochford
LB - R. Lillis
RM - Brian Kelly
CM - G. Deegan
CM - Mike O Malley
LM - Jimmy Houlihan
CF - Mikey Mahoney
CF - Johnnie Daly

Subs - Cheeky, Crusher, B. Downes,

now lads this is the best team of the decade,
radu
d burns d russell a finnan p fahy
s lindsey p carr b kelly d eade
nabs s hickey

**Planners** · 18/01/2010, 10:23 AM

Heres my go -

1.Radoo (Newtown)
2.Pa Fahy
3.Niall Lawlor
4.B. Rochford
5.David Hogan
6.Brian Kelly
7.Sean Lyndsey
8.Damien alford
9. Eddie McCarthy
10.Kieran Collins11.Mikey Mahoney

12. Hugh Kelly

What age was KC - even giving him the decade he still wasn't younger than 40

**Stanley** · 18/01/2010, 12:42 PM

GK R. Sulc
RB D. Byrnes
LB P. Fahy
SW J. Stretton
CB D. Russell
CM M. O'Malley
CM B. Kelly
RM J. Houlihan
LM S. Lindsay
CF S. Hickey
CF D. Wall

SUBS
J. Healy
Crusher
Scales
N. Donnellan
D. Eade

**old git** · 18/01/2010, 2:07 PM

Originally Posted by Avenue1990

Did Davy Russell not play with Park for a time?
David O Grady has spent most of his time with Pike
S Lawlor had a spell with Pike.
Daryll Eade with Pike.

maybe the thread needs to be renamed - best clare team of the decade that has only played in Clare!

Heres my go -

1.Radoo (Newtown)
2.Pa Fahy
3.Niall Lawlor
4.B. Rochford
5.David Hogan
6.Brian Kelly
7.Sean Lyndsey
8.Damien alford
9. Eddie McCarthy
10.Kieran Collins
11.Mikey Mahoney

12. Hugh Kelly

MGR - The real Hugh Kelly

clare team of the decade !!
then your n0 2 pa fahy is out as he played for park rangers
and no 10 kieran collins played with fairview