QuoteYa your right there,he'd never come back and the abuse can be a bit much at times,but he has to expect that.Originally Posted by patsh
And then he went and sold his soul to the devil.
Sorry I mean Ollie Byrne.
Not saying the boy isn't a good footballer but I for one would never have him back.
Let him rot in (S)Hell
Ya your right there,he'd never come back and the abuse can be a bit much at times,but he has to expect that.
Kearney and Nwanko better than Cahill ?
FFS say what you want about Cahill being a Judas etc and its probabely all true but Kearney and Nwanko wouldn't tie his boots ! You might as well say that Cotter was better than Danny Murphy and that Doyle would never be as good as Buckley
"Its the bad players who are the luxury not the skillfull ones"
Danny Blanchflower
Brilliant Éanna, even by your pathetic standards
Cahill was very poor the other day but he didnt get in last years team of the year for nothing!
To be honest, I haven't really seen him put in a good performance at the Cross since he left.
I reckon the abuse definitely has an effect on him.
He is a good player but easily put off, one crunching tackle or a few boos and biblical references usually do the trick.
Who asked you jackeen? I said as much when he was at city, I always thought he was over-rated. The guy has talent, no doubt about it, but he's a lazy *****. If he worked hard (maybe he's doing so with shels I dunno) he could have been a lot better. He may have been the most talented player we had then, but we're so much better in every department nowadays. I honestly don't think he's better than Kearney (maybe the Nwankwo thing was an exaggeration) and i wouldn't have him back. I've no problem with him going to shels and I'm bored by people who regard him as a traitor and abuse him after games- he was playing for city when we were playing crap football under a clueless manager and was offered better money at a better team- what would you do? I hear he's a nice guy, so good luck to him.
Brilliant Éanna, even by your pathetic standards
The thing with Ollie is he was missing for half the year, even in critical games. If Ollie was off form he was consistant at it. Then a few months later and Ollie is tearing the place up. No way .... we are better off now definitely !!
Also if he raised his head when he was dribbling, it might have looked as if he knew where he was going.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
I've criticised Ollie often enough since he came to Shels. There have been times I've suspected him of running into positions where its impossible for him to get the ball, and there have been plenty of games where he's been totally anonymous.
However, recently, there's been a big improvement. He's tracking back a lot more than he used to, and I'm sure Crawley's recent level of performance is down to Ollie's help. And he's running into good positions and taking on the fullback more regularly now.
With regard the Judas thing and not accepting him back - the stick Ollie gets was nothing compared to the hatred levelled at Peter Hutton by Derry fans when he came to Shels, yet they accepted him back with open arms!
No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones
In 1977
Conor,
All players are Judases. Otherwise they would still be playing with their local pub team. Basically everyone gravitates to the highest level where they can earn the most money, just as they do in the real world.
The difference between the Mo Johnsons and Alan Smith is when you join your deadliest rivals, after spending years with one club, being a folk hero among the fans, and then going off to a club you know your fans particularly despise.
Come to think of it, Cork fans seem to despise most clubs...
No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones
In 1977
seeing as most dubs think nothing exists outside of their poxy city, then yes we do. we don't like "youse" and seeing as most of "youse" think "youse" are all that exists, then most would be accurate enough
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