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    Quote Originally Posted by eirebhoy View Post
    So is Cannavaro. There's no comparison with O'Brien imo. McShane's is already years ahead of O'Brien in terms of reading the game.
    I'm not comparing him to O'Brien's style of play, rather as a player who made the grade in the premier league for a long time but is far from spectacular. Off topic I wish O'Brien luck in finding a club we could use another centre back knocking around the place.
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    Quote Originally Posted by geysir View Post
    I just had a cursory look at that FIFA list. Two of Brady's contempories are included, Ceulemans and Dalgleish. Brady polled better than both of them in the European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or). Ceulemans in particular, only registered on the list two years in a row at 5th and 21st.
    Tets provided this link once before (at least)
    http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html

    Brady
    1979 7th
    1980 8th
    1981 9th
    1983 23rd

    Other honourable mentions
    1972 Giles 18th
    1975 Givens 27th
    1977 Heighway 10th
    1980 O'Leary 22nd
    1981 Stapleton 21st
    1989 Bonner 17th
    1991 McGrath 13th
    1990 McGrath 12th
    1993 McGrath 26th
    1999 Keane 6th
    2000 Keane 27th

    We haven't anything near that standard of recognition playing for us now. Even Given would be down the list a bit for goalkeepers, maybe if he had saved two of those penalties against Spain, who knows.
    I don't know why Keane only seriously registered for one year, Man U had plenty of TV exposure.
    And yes Don Givens? I think he got the Soviet's vote.
    brady our greatest ever player in my opinion although my elders and betters say it was johnny giles.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RogerMilla View Post
    brady our greatest ever player in my opinion although my elders and betters say it was johnny giles.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bellavistaman View Post
    Keano! stop the lights
    We're talking about all of Ireland, bellavistaman, not just Cobh. Granted, he was easily one of the best players from Cobh.
    That question was less stupid, though you asked it in a profoundly stupid way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluebeard View Post
    We're talking about all of Ireland, bellavistaman, not just Cobh. Granted, he was easily one of the best players from Cobh.
    only by virtue of john o'flynn's dodgy groin

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    Quote Originally Posted by GavinZac View Post
    only by virtue of john o'flynn's dodgy groin
    If Flynn's groin was in better condition, he might have sired a better player

    Perhaps I should leave it as Roy Keane would probably deserve a team of the best ever players to come from Cobh
    Last edited by Bluebeard; 18/07/2007 at 3:06 PM.
    That question was less stupid, though you asked it in a profoundly stupid way.

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