Worst ever Ireland Player ?

[zinedineontour]

All these fun votes for best ever ireland player lets go the opposite .. whos the worst player you have seen play in an ireland jersey ?

a few suggestions from me would be
david connolly
alan kernaghan
jonathon macken
ashley grimes

[dynamo kerry]

connolly?

mockery.

alan mahon man. rubbish against greece.

jon macken is in there too.

[Slash/ED]

The likes of Paul Butler and Jim Goodwin have to rank up there

[Fergie's Son]

Kernaghan was bad but he was hardly the worst player ever. He actually had a few good performances.

[eirebhoy]

Maybe you should give a specific time and also cut David Connolly a bit of slack. He's better than the vast majority of the players capped once:

Paddy Andrews (1935), Tom Arrigan (1937), Eddie Bailham (1964), Jimmy Bermingham (1929), Paddy Bermingham (1934), Keith Branagan (1997), Fran Brennan (1965), Florrie Burke (1951), John Burke (1929), Tom Burke (1934), Paul Butler (2000), Jack Byrne (1928), Jason Byrne (2004), Sean Byrne (1931), Jerome Clarke (1978), Mattie Clarke (1950), Tim Coffey (1949), Frank Collins (1927), Hugh Connolly (1936), James Connolly (1926), Ned Courtney (1946), Owen Coyle (1994), Tim Cuneen (1951), Sean Cusack (1952), Paddy Daly (1949), Christy Doyle (1959), Denis Doyle (1926), Larry Doyle (1931), Mick Doyle (2004), Bobby Duffy (1950), Jimmy Dunne (1971), Peter Eccles (1986), Robert Egan (1929), Michael Evans (1997), Eamonn Fagan (1973), Jack Fagan (1926), Kevin Fitzpatrick (1969), Mick Foley (1926), Mick Gallagher (1954), Patsy Gallagher (1931), Mick Gannon (1971), Bobby Gilbert (1966), Christy Giles (1950), Jim Goodwin (2002), Joe Grace (1926), Dick Griffiths (1934), Austin Hayes (1979), Willie Hayes (1949), Jim Higgins (1951), Gary Howlett (1984), Mick Kearin (1971), Fred Kearns (1954), Noel Kelly (1954), John Keogh (1966), Shay Keogh (1958), Joe Kinsella (1928), Alec Kirkland (1927), Dinny Lowry (1962), Miah Lynch (1934), Jonathan Macken (2004), Tony Macken (1977), Owen Madden (1936), Jim Maguire (1929), Gerry Malone (1949), Christy Martin (1927), Jimmy McCann (1956), Mick McCarthy (1932), Johnny McGowan (1947), Bill McGuire (1935), Paddy Meehan (1934), Mike Milligan (1992), Cathal Muckian (1978), Tommy Muldoon (1927), Liam Munroe (1953), Albie Murphy (1955), Barry Murphy (1986), Joe Murphy (2003), Terry Murray (1950), Billy Newman (1969), Lar O'Byrne (1949), Mick O'Flanagan (1946), Kelham O'Hanlon (1987), John O'Neill (1960), Charlie Reid (1931), Richard Sadlier (2002), Ted Scannell (1954), Pat Scully (1988), Mick Smyth (1968), Johnny Squires (1934), Jack Sullivan (1928), Maurice Swan (1960), Tommy Taylor (1958), John Thompson (2003), Johnny Walsh (1982), Fran Watters (1926), Jimmy White (1928), Dick Whittaker (1959), Joe Williams (1937)

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[TerryPhelan]

Congrats on a fantastic thread!!!

First up I would like to nominate myself for the award - but assuming we are operating under Eurovision-style rules I find myself compelled to propose a number of others for the coveted accolade:

Liam Daish
Liam O'Brien
Mick Milligan
Eddie McGoldrick
Gary Kelly (the Bury goalkeeper)
Don/Jon Goodman
Dominic Foley
Nicky Colgan
Alan Kernaghan (on the 'strength' of his performance against Spain at Lansdowne in 1993)
Curtis Fleming
Alan Moore

I could go on. And to think we have the likes of Lee Trundle waiting in the wings...

[dr_peepee]

Did Mike Milligan ever actualy play for Ireland???

Maybe we should have a criterea, like they had to have played over 10 games or something...

[soccerc]

In my time Paul Butler with Pierce O'Leary pushing him close along with Terry Mancini.

Strange, they were all centre halves.

A current eircom League analogy would be Jimmy Aggrey

[Anto McC]

Eddie McGoldrick gets my vote.can't believe he played for us

[Thomo]

phil babb!!!!

[TerryPhelan]

Did Mike Milligan ever actualy play for Ireland???

Maybe we should have a criterea, like they had to have played over 10 games or something...

To my knowledge he had one cap for Ireland, the day we played Russia in a WC warm-up at Lansdowne which saw Liam Daish, Liam O'Brien and the three amigos also play out a scintillating 0-0. I think he was in the squad for WC '94 too - frightening thought...

[TerryPhelan]

Bernie Slavin, anyone?!

[brine3]

Kevin Kilbane

In the sense that he managed to get millions of caps.

[Cowboy]

Bernie Slavin, anyone?!

nah he scored

[lopez]

Mick Kearns. Goalkeeper for Oxford United in the old 3rd division or something. A good few players in that 6-0 hammering by Austria in 72 (don't want any foreign based players thanks) should also be nominated.

Terry? You've got as much chance of winning this comp as those two clowns from Athlone had of taking the prix d'or with their rendition of 'My lovely horse.' The competition is too strong.

[TerryPhelan]

Mick Kearns. Goalkeeper for Oxford United in the old 3rd division or something. A good few players in that 6-0 hammering by Austria in 72 (don't want any foreign based players thanks) should also be nominated.

Terry? You've got as much chance of winning this comp as those two clowns from Athlone had of taking the prix d'or with their rendition of 'My lovely horse.' The competition is too strong.

While I am honoured that you would mention me in the same breath as Donna and Joe, surely my assist for Overmars' goal in '94 must count for something?!

[joema]

QUOTE/Kevin Kilbane

In the sense that he managed to get millions of caps./QUOTE posted by Brine3

Very unfair, Kilbane has plenty of ability and is the current player of the year

[aido_b]

Gerry Peyton ??? could have been good had Bonner not of produced class performances.

Jason Byrne, Glen Crowe ????????????

Have to agree with the Ediie Mc Goldrick comment, how did he ever get a game for anyone?? I remember he scored 1 decent free kick and all the rest of the season the press called him "a deadball specialist".

[Stuttgart88]

Ron Healy

[adamcarr]

Jason Byrne

Yeah he was absolutely shocking for the 4 minutes Kerr gave him!