Biggest Flops of the year

[Breifne]

My Worst eleven of the season - Not specifically football reasons, and some for blatant bias towards Dublin City

Manager: Roddy Collins (Shamrock Rovers, well at least at the time of writing this he was reported to be, but that could be liable to change on a whim) - The Turncoat in the Overcoat - Do I have to give any more reasons

1. Dan Connor (Waterford United) - Purely for the thuggery getting sent off for punching Gary O'Neill in the head in the RSC
2. Damien Lynch (Bohemians) - How many penalties and red cards can one player be responsible for.
3. David Crawley (Shelbourne) - for making remarks about a young Dublin City fans mother from the pitch, when she was sitting right beside the touchline.
4. Carlton Palmer (Dublin City) - Didn't think he was particularly poor, but just feel that he had to be included.
5. Grant Cooper (Dublin City) - for refusing to travel to the last few games of the season.
6. Glen Fitzpatrick (Shelbourne) - Never really lived up the hype that surrounded him when he signed for Shels. Saw putrid in the first leg against Deportivo.
7. Stephen Grant (Shamrock Rovers) - For that hat trick against Dublin City - just a personal thing
8. George O'Callaghan
9. Efan Ekoku (Dublin City) - No explanation required.
10. Dominic Foley (Bohemans) - He came, he saw, he never quite conquered.
11. James Keddy (Bohemians) - Never came close to the hype over his signing from Rovers.

12. Shay Kelly (Bohemians) - Think he is completely overrated.
13. Pierre Ennis (Dublin City) - Was the weakest link in the John Gill managed form of the club.
14. Declan O'Brien (Drogheda United) - for continuing to score against DCFC. he just kept doing it all season. Fair play all the same, but he had to be included as i think every Dublin City fan hated the sight of him taking the pitch against us
15. Jason Byrne (Shelbourne) - See Above
16. Andy Myler (Drogheda United) - See Above

[rebelcorkbhoy]

good man breifne. typical braindead dub. your worst eleven and you put in 16.

1.olly byrne-just for being a convicted ******
2.ian stokes-just for being a cheat
3.eddie foley-for being such a midget
4.shels assiatant manager- for not been able to accept he was dolans assistant and nothing better
5.waterford fans- just muppets
6.rovers fans-wannabe milwall hooligans
7.bohs fans-wannabe rover hooligans
8.reynolds-more clubs than tiger woods.one motivation factor money
9.bobby ryan-for being so ugly
10.noel king-fails to recognise that there is actually eircom league clubs based outside the pale
11.all dublin fans- irratating pack of smack heads

[max power]

cork.....who remembers second place

[thecorner]

cork.....who remembers second place

i see you're still obsessed with the big club

[tiktok]

good man breifne. typical braindead dub. your worst eleven and you put in 16.

A First XI and subs.
All the teams of the year had the same format.
Your own XI only contains two actual players, reads a bit braindead itself.

Anyway, mine 4-3-3

Goals:
Dan Connor: For repeated stamping, kicking and punching.

Defence:
Damien Lynch: Have to agree with Breifne.
Carlton Palmer: Doesn't need explaining
Colin Hawkins: "I moved to Shels to win trophies". You're one of the reasons Bohs won nothing.
Dave Crawley: I'm not sure he'd get on any other side's first XI

Midfield:
Stuey Byrne: For his last day 'sore winner' ranting
Glen Lacey: For doing a Barry Ryan, and pretty much getting away unscathed.
Alan Reynolds: See Dan Connor

Forwards:
Efan Ekoku: Doesn't need explaining
Juan Sara: After all the hype....nothing
Dominic Foley: I thought you were too good for this league?

[MariborKev]

Sure Alan Murphy has to feature in the flops of the season €22k(which we paid, unlike Shels) and 6 goals

[manic da hoop]

Breifne, you have a very strange understanding of the word 'flop' indeed. Usually it tends to mean that someone has failed to live up to peoples' expectations - if so, why would Stephen Grant be included BECAUSE he scored a hat-trick (Declan O'Brien and Jason Byrne - yes 25 goals a season Jason Byrne - for pretty much the same reason), and David Crawley because of something he said!

[Macy]

Sure Alan Murphy has to feature in the flops of the season €22k(which we paid, unlike Shels) and 6 goals

It's just the jinx of snatching players from under our noses. Whatever happened to Padraig Moran?

[dortie]

I wouldnt blame Murphy at all for his lack of goals considering our overall goal tally its not a bad ratio. We need a more attacking midfield for next season.

My dud for Derry City this season would be Clive Delaney ! I only hope if we keep him another year he will prove me wrong.

[Macy]

My dud for Derry City this season would be Clive Delaney ! I only hope if we keep him another year he will prove me wrong.

Seriously, I have never rated him, even back in his UCD days....

[ConfusedBlue]

Can't understand why ye all list Connor and Reynolds!!!They're far from flops,the 2 of them do(or did) what they do(or did) well and they get away with it,if they played for ye would ye be moaning about it??????

[Hibs4Ever]

I thought he was great at UCD. When Saints signed him I thought it was a brilliant signing. But he was terrible with us, really bad.

[ConfusedBlue]

Purely for the thuggery getting sent off for punching Gary O'Neill in the head in the RSC

O'Neill deserved everything he got purely because of the stunt he pulled on us last season!!!!!!

[patsh]

O'Neill deserved everything he got purely because of the stunt he pulled on us last season!!!!!!

Typical response.....

[ConfusedBlue]

Typical response.....

Well sure its the same response we get from the so-called "CCFC" fans over on the BTID forum concerning Reynolds or Connor.I seem to remember ye taking great delight in Reynolds unwarranted sending off against ye in the RSC!!!

[wablue]

neal fenn anyone??

[Aberdonian Stu]

Delaney did very well at UCD, and was highly rated at West Ham before being let go due to necessary cuts and McCarthy wanted him at Sunderland but didn't have the funds to take on many players (even freebies like him). Has flopped particularly badly since he came back, more so at Derry than Pats.

[Passive]

Dominic Foley has to be the biggest flop - Bohs fans are convinced that Kenny only signed him because he knew he was about to get the chop!
Juan Sara deserves a mention. I would have said Tony Grant, but sadly he's done alright recently.
No real flops at Rovers because he weren't expecting much - Gavin McDonnell has struggled but only because he's found the step up from LSL tough.
El Khiber (or whatever his name is) at Pats had a nightmare season. Anyone at Dublin City deserves to be put down (aside from Gary O'Neill, who was superb, and Marc Kenny - the new saviour of Rovers )

[Dodge]

For Pats, El Khebir was the player I've seen deteriorate most ever. Pretty good last season, awful this season to the point of embarressment.

Agree with what Passive said about Sara and Foley.

I reckon Bohs whole squad deserves a mention in any "flops of the season" thread

[NY Hoop]

good man breifne. typical braindead dub. your worst eleven and you put in 16.

1.olly byrne-just for being a convicted ******
2.ian stokes-just for being a cheat
3.eddie foley-for being such a midget
4.shels assiatant manager- for not been able to accept he was dolans assistant and nothing better
5.waterford fans- just muppets
6.rovers fans-wannabe milwall hooligans
7.bohs fans-wannabe rover hooligans
8.reynolds-more clubs than tiger woods.one motivation factor money
9.bobby ryan-for being so ugly
10.noel king-fails to recognise that there is actually eircom league clubs based outside the pale
11.all dublin fans- irratating pack of smack heads

6. You sad git. Been reading the herald again?


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