Best Hometown XI?

**FrOsTy** · 04/12/2010, 9:40 PM

@ UCD XI. How many of that team are Dubs?

Barry Ryan is from Clare so he can't be included.

**razor** · 04/12/2010, 9:40 PM

Originally Posted by Hitman

Devine
Horgan Daly Bennett Delaney
Keane Healy Freyne
O'Callaghan
O'Flynn O' Donovan

Based on players I've seen since '98 with one obvious exception, Joe Gamble for the token Queenstown man otherwise.

Theres 2 Queenstowners in that team.

**bluewhitearmy** · 04/12/2010, 9:42 PM

Originally Posted by **FrOsTy**

@ UCD XI. How many of that team are Dubs?

Barry Ryan is from Clare so he can't be included.

John Frost cant be included for ye as he is from Limerick.

**FrOsTy** · 04/12/2010, 9:43 PM

He's from Waterford, his parents are from Limerick.

**pineapple stu** · 04/12/2010, 9:44 PM

Originally Posted by **FrOsTy**

@ UCD XI. How many of that team are Dubs?

Barry Ryan is from Clare so he can't be included.

I thinl you're missing the point (which granted involved ignoring the point of the thread).

The "town" is UCD; all those studied in the college.

**Rocketman** · 04/12/2010, 9:44 PM

o'neill,
Hutton, Curran, Gauld,
McCourt, Doolin, Healy,Mc Nabb McGinn,
Da Gama, Coyle

**bluewhitearmy** · 04/12/2010, 9:50 PM

Originally Posted by **FrOsTy**

He's from Waterford, his parents are from Limerick.

He was born in Limerick lived here for a short while then moved to Waterford that to me makes him form Limerick.

**dcfc_1928** · 05/12/2010, 9:12 AM

Originally Posted by Rocketman

o'neill,
Hutton, Curran, Gauld,
McCourt, Doolin, Healy,Mc Nabb McGinn,
Da Gama, Coyle

I think you've completely missed the point.

O'Neill & Doolin - both Dubs, Gauld & McNab - both Scottish, McGinn - from Tyrone, Da Gama - from South Africa.

**Magicme** · 05/12/2010, 10:34 AM

Not sure we could field 11 yet but give us a few more years. We could claim Conan Byrne if there was a parent/grandmother rule though.

**gustavo** · 05/12/2010, 11:38 AM

----Broujos (honorary Sligoman)----
M. Rossiter McNamara Dykes I. Rossiter

Kenny Martyn O'Grady Cawley

Flannery Cretaro

**peadar1987** · 05/12/2010, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by gustavo

----Broujos (honorary Sligoman)----
M. Rossiter McNamara Dykes I. Rossiter

Kenny Martyn O'Grady Cawley

Flannery Cretaro

No Xano?

**ndrog** · 05/12/2010, 12:59 PM

We could name a louth 11 no probs but most of them would be dead or in the late 40 ,s early 50,s at this stage .

**Sam_Heggy** · 05/12/2010, 1:05 PM

Originally Posted by Magicme

Not sure we could field 11 yet but give us a few more years. We could claim Conan Byrne if there was a parent/grandmother rule though.

Interesting you say that, many people from Monaghan that I would know claim they wouldn't go to Mons games because they always have a team of "journeymen" and there is never more than one or 2 "token locals" in the squad.

Harps are a mainly local side for the past 2 seasons. I'd go for:

James Gallagher

Seamie Coleman, Declan Boyle, Jim Sheridan, Johnny Minnock

Gareth McGlynn, Anthony Gorman, Fergal Harkin, Paddy McGrenaghan

Kevin McHugh, Mark Farren

I know there is obviously other glaring ones that Im missing but that will have to do for now.

**sligored** · 05/12/2010, 1:52 PM

Originally Posted by gustavo

----Broujos (honorary Sligoman)----
M. Rossiter McNamara Dykes I. Rossiter

Kenny Martyn O'Grady Cawley

Flannery Cretaro

flannery ahead of ski mcgee? and keith gilroy should get a midfield place - good work otherwise

**sligoman** · 05/12/2010, 2:39 PM

Originally Posted by gustavo

Flannery Cretaro

No David O'Dowd?

**Magicme** · 05/12/2010, 6:30 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Interesting you say that, many people from Monaghan that I would know claim they wouldn't go to Mons games because they alwayso have a team of "journeymen" and there is never more than one or 2 "token locals" in the squad.

Old argument that we disproved a few years ago when we had a predominately local side and got trounced weekly and no one came. Only success gets people off their butts and out to gortakeegan.

**Sam_Heggy** · 05/12/2010, 7:59 PM

Originally Posted by Magicme

Old argument that we disproved a few years ago when we had a predominately local side and got trounced weekly and no one came. Only success gets people off their butts and out to gortakeegan.

The crowds were still relatively poor this season considering the fine year ye had.
Say ye had success on a par with this season with a predominately local side, would that have improved yer attendances?

**Magicme** · 05/12/2010, 8:02 PM

Possibly but it couldn't happen for years coz not enough good local players. Our gate did increase quite a lit in the final round of games actually. Don't have figures to hand but a lot of new and old faces came out for last few games.