PFAI announce nominees

[James]

Premier Division
Stuart Byrne (Shelbourne)
Liam Coyle (Derry City)
Glen Crowe (Bohemians)
Kevin Hunt (Bohemians)
Barry Ryan (UCD)
Bobby Ryan (Bohemians)

First Division
Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps)
Wayne Russell (Waterford United)
Willie Bruton (Cobh)

Young Player of the Year
John O Flynn (Cork City)
Wes Houlihan (Shelbourne)
Noel Hunt (Shamrock Rovers)

winners to be announced at the PFAI banquet at the Burlington Hotel on Sat Feb1st

[pete]

Crowe a certainty

O'Flynn although could be close one.

McHugh.

Young player category one of best list of nominees in years. IMO Houlihan not used enough by $hel$ & most of his performances seem to be with the u-21's.

[RamblersWeb]

Meanwhile, the Teams of the Season have been announced with the big two of Bohs and Shels making up nine of the side, while in the First division, champions Waterford United have only three representatives.

The teams are:

Premier Division: Barry Ryan (UCD), Owen Heary (Shelbourne), Simon Webb (Bohemians), Colin Hawkins (Bohemians), Kevin Doherty (Shelbourne), Kevin Hunt (Bohemians), Stuart Byrne (Shelbourne), Bobby Ryan (Bohemians), Glen Crowe (Bohemians) John O’Flynn (Cork City), Ollie Cahill (Shelbourne).

First Division: Wayne Russell (Waterford United), Ray Kenny (Finn Harps), John Frost (Waterford United), Declan Boyle (Finn Harps) Pat Purcell (Limerick), Alan McNevin (Dublin City), John Lester (Monaghan United), Tom Mohan (Finn Harps), Paddy McGrenaghan (Finn Harps), Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps), Vincent Sullivan (Waterford United).

[RamblersWeb]

how Bruton can make the Final 3 on the PFAI list, yet not make the First Division Tem of the Season is beyond me

[patsh]

If John O'Flynn is the only player from the young player nominees to be included the Premier team, he should win the young player award hands down.
Whats the bet that he doesn't????.............

[Shed End John]

Originally posted by scottyshedender
Why was he not put in the senior catagory too..he deserves it

Well said, he might even have ended up as the League's highest scorer if Gunther hadn't been so s**tless away from home.
Here's my awards, anyway:
Premier: Crowe (in Flynn's inexplicable abscence)
First: Bruton
Young: O'Flynn.
If my emphasis seems to be on goalscorers, then tough. These are the players who've made ALL the headlines, so let's hope that people aren't so typically begrudging and see that the best players get the awards.

Murphy Out Now!!!

[@ndy]

Goal scorers generally do make the headlines.

[Dodge]

Some dodgy logic on show here...

First off the award is voted for by the players and Shels players aren't likely to vote for Bohs players (etc etc) just because they're from Dublin. If anything it would stop them voting that way...

Secondly Houlihan isn't on the team o the year because Bobby Ryan got more votes in that position.. It doesn't mean O'Flynn should win YPOTY

I reckon Crowe for POTY (mainly due to International cap), Houlihan for YPOTY (same thing?) and Wayne russell for 1st

My own choices would be Stuart Byrne, Wes Houlihan and don't know nough for the 1st award.

[Real ale Madrid]

Crowe won the player of the year, houlihan the young player.Does anyonre know who won division 1?

[joe]

Originally posted by Real ale Madrid
Crowe won the player of the year, houlihan the young player.Does anyonre know who won division 1?

think it was russell

[Dodge]

Told you so...