Top 3 favourite players ever

**bullit** · 10/12/2010, 7:55 PM

For us:

Brian Byrne
Hilary Carlyle
David Cassidy

Others

Joey Ndo
Mark Farren
Paschal Vadequin

**gael353** · 10/12/2010, 9:12 PM

For Limerick
Marcus Tuite
Johnny Walsh
Dathi McMahon

Others
Jason Byrne (when at Bray)
Stephen Geoghan (rovers early 90s)
Wayne Cooney (Dundalk)

**bennocelt** · 10/12/2010, 9:38 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Are you for real? Everyone I know is fond of Rutherford, regardless of who they support

Yep loved Rutherford, was I on drugs or what but did I really see that he was playing for Dublin Bus a while back?

**Paddyfield** · 10/12/2010, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by gael353

For Limerick
Johnny Walsh

Jeepers, I forgot about him. He was absolutely brilliant.

**Rasputin** · 11/12/2010, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Out of curiosity, where is he playing now?

He went for a season with Athlone there a few years ago and then came back for another season with us after that there about 2 or 3 years ago.
After that he pretty much retired, wasnt getting much game time and Cook didnt rate him.
Saw him play there a month or two ago in an end of season charity game in the Showgies with former players and current players playing each other and McT has still got it.
Pity he never made an impact in the premier division, I remember the first time I saw him play was for Boyle Celtic against Calry Bohs in a SLL Final and he was phenominal, scored something like 40 goals in a season for them.

**poster** · 11/12/2010, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by Rasputin

saw him play was for Boyle Celtic against Calry Bohs in a SLL Final and he was phenominal, scored something like 40 goals in a season for them.

Think it could have been over 50 goals he scored for Boyle that year in all competitions . My favourite player from the Don era. Pity Cook never liked him.

**Rasputin** · 11/12/2010, 1:28 PM

Originally Posted by poster

Think it could have been over 50 goals he scored for Boyle that year in all competitions . My favourite player from the Don era. Pity Cook never liked him.

Didnt he get trials with a few English clubs when he was younger, Spurs I think.

**poster** · 11/12/2010, 2:18 PM

Originally Posted by Rasputin

Didnt he get trials with a few English clubs when he was younger, Spurs I think.

Not sure, but I remember around 2003 there was interest from the "big clubs" back then in the LoI and a few in England. I remember Shels, Cork and apparently Harps when they were flying high in the 1st were interested.

**sligoman** · 11/12/2010, 3:26 PM

Originally Posted by Rasputin

wasnt getting much game time and Cook didnt rate him.

It's not that Cook didn't rate him, it's that he was doing little or no training due to his other work commitments. Cook had no problem with him. He only came back to help us out as we were struggling for numbers at the time.

**poster** · 11/12/2010, 5:00 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

It's not that Cook didn't rate him, it's that he was doing little or no training due to his other work commitments. Cook had no problem with him. He only came back to help us out as we were struggling for numbers at the time.

When he says "Paul's not a Premier Division footballer", I think that means he doesn't really rate him.

**nigel-harps1954** · 12/12/2010, 5:17 AM

Harps

Mohan
Asokuh
McHugh

Others

Hunt
Ndo
McCourt

**red bellied** · 12/12/2010, 10:38 AM

Anyone remember the time when Paul McTiernan scored a header two inches off the ground against Harps in Finn Park? It was just after the famous 3-2 Shels cup win in Tolka Park.

**DaveyPats** · 12/12/2010, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by bennocelt

Yep loved Rutherford, was I on drugs or what but did I really see that he was playing for Dublin Bus a while back?

Yeah he's playing for Dublin Bus.

**poster** · 12/12/2010, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by red bellied

Anyone remember the time when Paul McTiernan scored a header two inches off the ground against Harps in Finn Park? It was just after the famous 3-2 Shels cup win in Tolka Park.

Ya, and some lad had a sign the size of a laptop screen saying "Shels thought they were good, they were wrong". Or something similar. Those were the days.

**Cabs88** · 12/12/2010, 1:22 PM

Originally Posted by Neish

My club
Tom Mohan

Ah what might have been with tom mohan, always rated him for harps and was delighted when he signed for us, but then was injured in pre-season and havnt heard from him since, presume he's retired?

Originally Posted by Rasputin

- Wes Charles, my favourite player as a young lad, ya never forget your favourite player when your that age.

very good point, an impressionable youth always remembers their childhood heroes, like hulk hogan :P

Originally Posted by outspoken

strange one not many like him

Mark Rutherford is a loi legend, great footballer in his day and showed one or two glimpses of it when he was with us, even though he was getting on. I dont know any decent footballing fan that would hold a grudge against him

**balls** · 12/12/2010, 1:47 PM

paddy mccourt, tony sheridan, keith fahey

honourable mention to owen heary and a fit john o flynn

**Sam_Heggy** · 12/12/2010, 2:06 PM

Originally Posted by Cabs88

Ah what might have been with tom mohan, always rated him for harps and was delighted when he signed for us, but then was injured in pre-season and havnt heard from him since, presume he's retired?

Tom was outstanding for us in centre mid and a true gentleman also.
Works for the FAI now afaik.

**Bunny Kelly** · 12/12/2010, 4:06 PM

Brendan Rea
Paul Cashin
John Connolly (always great craic)

Keith Fahey
Tony Sheridan
Brian Murphy

**micls** · 12/12/2010, 5:13 PM

City: Dan Murray, Mick Devine, John O Flynn
Others: Joey Ndo, Paddy McCourt, Digger

**Martinho II** · 12/12/2010, 5:48 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Tom was outstanding for us in centre mid and a true gentleman also.
Works for the FAI now afaik.

yeah tom mohan is fai develpment officer in the northeast now
he appeared on the bench in the setanta cup up in the oval and never appeared again for us after gettin a serious injury..