Given - Player of the Year

**Paddy Garcia** · 27/02/2006, 6:47 AM

Shay Given has been named the eircom/FAI Senior International Player of the Year.

Kevin Doyle, was named as U21 Player of the Year .

Joey O'Brien was named as U19 Player of the Year while Anthony Stokes took the U17 award. Nordic Cup hero Donal McDermott took the honours at U16s.

**gspain** · 27/02/2006, 7:50 AM

And fully deserved too. Obvious choice for me anyway.

**Stuttgart88** · 27/02/2006, 7:59 AM

No other player came close in my view. He should be a candidate for Premiership player of the year too. Consistently excellent.

**finlma** · 27/02/2006, 8:21 AM

The most foregone conclsuion of all time probably - thoroughly deserved.

He also made it clear that he has been told he won't be captain. Stan wants an outfield player. I'd say it might be the Honey Monster.

**Donegalcelt** · 27/02/2006, 8:54 AM

Well derserved. Anyone have a list of the previous winners handy?

**FarBeag** · 27/02/2006, 9:27 AM

Good selection,all deserved especially Given, would'nt swap him for anyone.

**ccfcman** · 27/02/2006, 9:31 AM

George O Callaghan was eircom league man methinks : >

**Donal81** · 27/02/2006, 12:27 PM

Congratulations Shay, the only player who I remember clapping the crowd at the end of the Swiss game. A brilliant keeper and seemingly a lovely bloke as well, fair play.

**aberharp** · 27/02/2006, 2:46 PM

given definatly deserved it

**hamish** · 27/02/2006, 2:49 PM

Recorded the programme and watched uit last night.
Anyone think it was a fast paced, slick and snappy affair and there was little in the way of silly talk and BS. Throw in a bit of the interactive ie. that trip to Germany and make the TV viewers involved.
Having Sharon Shannon and Mundy was a cool idea too.