QuoteTheirs a long list(most I never saw playing tbh). Tony Fagan, Johnny Armstrong, Stenson(Tony?), Harry McLoughlin. My generation: Padraic Moran, Johnny Kenny, Rafael Cretaro.
Just wondering my da is a life long sligo rovers fan and always is saying David Pugh was one of the greatest, just looking for sligo fans opinion so who is the greatest sligo player!
Theirs a long list(most I never saw playing tbh). Tony Fagan, Johnny Armstrong, Stenson(Tony?), Harry McLoughlin. My generation: Padraic Moran, Johnny Kenny, Rafael Cretaro.
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dixie dean.
Knew someone would say him. He was only here for a season(if even a full one) so can't really go down as greatest player. Certainly the most famous though.Originally Posted by SligoBrewer
Life without Rovers, it makes no sense...it's a heartache...nothing but a fools game. S.R.F.C.
well he probably was in fairness..
Dixie Dean did score five goals in the one match against Waterford probably the greatest individual achievement by any Rovers player. He would have too be up there even though his time was short. Rovers were beaten cup finalists and runners up in the league when he was here. Ski McGee the best talent ever to come out of Sligo. Eddie Annand loads more. Most of them are here
My era starts 1980 on......so I'll go for Harry but other worthy of a mention are Fago, Stenny, Big Chris, Martin McDonnell, Johnny Kenny, Annand, Moran and of course Ski.
Definitive, lads -and I saw them all play.
4-4-2
Alan Patterson
Eunan Blake
Chris Rutherford
David Pugh
Graham Fox
Paul McGee
Pat McCluskey
Tony Fagan
Johnny Armstrong
Johnny Brookes
Mick Leonard
and julien?? godwhere is Choice and Brujos ?
Never saw those guys play. Oh, I saw them go out onto the pitch with other footballers but, no, I never saw them play.
Darren Jack
David O Dowd
Do you think of me alot??I was thinking Da Real Rover or Midgit would come out with this fella
Benny Lawless
this topic is gonna become a total ****take...
the best and most talented footballer ive ever seen in the Showgrounds without doubt is Raffeale Cretaro
Players that come to mind in my Rovers lifetime 1996 onwards
Dale Hawtin
Marcus Hallows
Aled Rowlands
Wesley Charles
Mark Hutchison
Rafael Cretaro
Chris Turner
Seamus Coleman
It would be hard to beat this team. IMO the greatest player ever to play for the Rovers was without doubt Tony Fagan. For 17/18 years he always gave 100% + and particularly in the early 70's he carried some very weak teams on his back. He also starred in the League win in 1976/77 and the Cup win in 1983.
My era started i 1976 and I would go with rusheen's candidate - Fago - loyal servant and fantastic player would give his life rather than lose in the red and white
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Contrary to Avenalaf (who obviously is) i couldnt in any rovers team leave out Harry McLaughlin who in my lifetime was the most skillful player to produce year on year in the showgrounds that i have ever seen.
Red Away, you didn't see Johnny Armstrong, did you?. No disrespect to Harry but he wouldn't have laced Johnny's boots.
Greatest of them all ? In terms of what he brought to and did for the club, definitely FAGO.
best player i have seen at the showgrounds was that guy who used to play with bolton, tony kelly - a fat lad but an absolute pleasure to watch- certainly in my time he was our best ever player along with Eddie Annand, i also rated padraig moran very highly- here' my best eleven, centre halves is the only area i would be willing to debate
1..... O'HARA
2.......Coleman
3........Brunton
4..........Birks
5............Charles
6..............Kenny
7.................Hastie
8...................Kelly
9.....................Annand
10.......................Moran
11..........................Cameron
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