Football team of the decade

Following on from Clash's post about the hurling team of the decade it's only fair we have one for the football team of the decade.

I haven't mine finalised just yet but i would be interested to see what everyone else's team would look like. Also if you could indicate who your player of the decade would be just to see how many different players we get nominated.

I hope to have my team finalised in the next day or so.

Ok guys i fast tracked my selection - its not an easy job when you look back at some of the players that have played over the last decade. No doubt you will all have your own opinion which is the whole point of the exercise.

Anyway for what its worth here is my team of the decade

1 Stephen Cluxton
2 Francie Bellew
3 Seamus Moynihan
4 Marc O’Se
5 Tomas O’Se
6 Kieran Mc Geeney
7 Phillip Jordan
8 Dara O’ Se
9 Sean Cavanagh
10 Brian Dooher
11 Declan O’ Sullivan
12 Michael Donnellan
13 Colm Cooper
14 Peter Canavan
15 Oisin Mc Conville

Honourable mentions go tot he following who would grace any team.

Stephen O’ Neill
Graham Geraghty
Padraig Joyce
Dara O’ Cinneide
Paul Mc Grane
Ciaran Whelan
Alan Brogan
John Mc Entee
Tony Mc Entee
Conor Gormley

It would also be remiss of me not to mention Cormac Mc Anallen (RIP), who, was he still with us would no doubt have made it onto the team.

Footballer of the decade would probably be Tomas O' Se (with Dooher not far behind)

Fair play Boc, for a rushed effort its very very impressive.
Some other possible suggestions:
Ciaran McDonald
Mattie Forde
Dermot Earley
Ciaran McManus
Benny Coulter
Paddy Bradley

Shinners wrote:Fair play Boc, for a rushed effort its very very impressive.
Some other possible suggestions:
Ciaran McDonald
Mattie Forde
Dermot Earley
Ciaran McManus
Benny Coulter
Paddy Bradley

couldn't argue with too many of them Shinners - it is an impossible task there are just so many contenders

Francie Bellew at 2?? Are you doing this All Star thing of fitting round pegs into square holes?

Jayo Cluxton wrote:Francie Bellew at 2?? Are you doing this All Star thing of fitting round pegs into square holes?

er excuse me Mr Cluxton whilst Francie often wore the number 3 jersey for Armagh he quite often found himself out in the corner marking a danger man - so number 2 shouldnt be a problem.

Would you like to bring this up with the GT CCCC ?

Yaw I would - Francie Bellew will always be 3 - just like Hula Hoops will always be round!

have to agree with Bocerty, francie has played right across the full back line.

i looked at all the teams and very hard to pick diff players - only being pedantic by doing that . but having looked back - (i even printed off the 2000 -2008 allstars ) i came up with in the finest gaa traditon 2 teams to play agianst each other with an extended panel for subs on their trip to play other in Zimbabwe

team one

stephen cluxton
ricey mcmenamin francie bellew marc o se
conor gormley kieran mcgeeney philip jordan
dara o se sean cavanagh
brian dooher brian mcguigan padraig joyce
gooch cooper stephen oneill peter canavan

team two

gary connaughton
sean marty lockhart justin mcmahon barry owens
tom o se james nallen tom kelly
cairan whealen paul mcgrane
paul galvin carain mc donald matty forde
kieran donaghy oisin mc conville stevie mc donnell

members of the extend travelling party

marty mcgrath sean og de paor mugsy aidan omahoney enda mcnulty michael meehan kevin walshe andy mallon cormac mcanallen joe mcmahon graham canty fergal byron and anthony lynch

Amazing the number of people who would put Francie Bellow ahead of Darren Fay!

l2tr - team of the decade darren fay won how many allstars in the noughties? his best days were in the nineties- def a class act and would be hard pressed to leave him out of a team.

1. Mickey McVeigh

2. Marc O'Se
3. Darren Fay
4. Sean Marty Lockhart

5. Tomas O'Se
6. Seamus Moynihan
7. Kieren McGeeney

8. Dara O'Se
9. Sean Cavanagh

10. Alan Brogan
11. Padraic Joyce
12. Graham Geraghty

13. Paddy Bradley/Dessie Dolan
14. Stephen McDonnell
15. Colm Cooper

redhandman wrote:l2tr - team of the decade darren fay won how many allstars in the noughties? his best days were in the nineties- def a class act and would be hard pressed to leave him out of a team.

AllStars mean **** all to me.

And surely if Fay was a 90s player, then Canavan was too!

l2tr yeah canavan was class in the ninties but won 2 AI in 2003 and 05 and won a handful of allstars too.

surprised nobody mentioned footballer of the year 2001 Declan Meehan.

Goalkeeper would be Sean McGreevy, no challengers.

Still thinking of the rest.

Loyal2TheRoyal wrote:AllStars mean **** all to me.

And surely if Fay was a 90s player, then Canavan was too!

Handy comment when your'e not getting any Anyhow here's my 15:

Cluxton.
O'Se, Moynihan, Keane (WH)
O'Se, McGeeney, dePaor.
Earley, O'Se.
Dooher, Joyce, Donnellan.
Cooper, Cavanagh, Canavan.

The spread of last 8/4 is reflected in this selection I feel.

ok here goes, i may come across as being biased. Genuinely not, just have seen alot more of Armagh, Tyrone and Kerry players than any other counties this decade. Everyone may not agree but i dont think any of these players could be written off by anyone either.

1. Cluxton
2. M. OSe
3. Bellew
4. McMenamin
5. Tomas OSe
6. Geezer.
7. Jordan
8. Darragh OSe
9. McGrane
10. Donnellan
11. Cavanagh
12. Geraghty
13. Gooch
14. Clarke
15. McDonnell

Subs.

GK McGreavey
Def. Andy Mallon
Moynihan
Lockhart
kelly (Laois)
Enda McNulty
Fay

mid. Whelan
McAnallan

for. McConville
Canavan
steven ONeill
Donaghey
Bradley
joyce
Brian McGuigan

Just for the record my player of the decade would be Tomas OSe. Think he is as steady as a rock and chips in with a good few scores as well.

samin10 wrote:Just for the record my player of the decade would be Tomas OSe. Think he is as steady as a rock and chips in with a good few scores as well.

Nothing much between our calls Samin and without a doubt Tomas O'Se would indeed be the man of the noughties.
Geraghty would be a very marginal call though, quality player, talismatic to Meath folk and it's indeed a pity that he didn't have anyone of his standard or vision around him in this decade.
His incredible ability is masked somewhat by him having to do it all by himself ie. the Lonely Royal.*

*cue riposte ....Loyal posts above his weight......

kind of agree with you about geraghty, was going to put oisin in there but was trying to keep number of armagh playes down a little bit

samin10 wrote:kind of agree with you about geraghty, was going to put oisin in there but was trying to keep number of armagh playes down a little bit

Modesty will be your downfall yet Samin....John McEntee at 11, Cavanagh at 14 and out the last incumbent.....HUP!!!

Mid field must be Darragh and...........McGrane.


And a full forward line of Gooch, Donaghy and Canavan. With Donaghy's ball winning ability and vision the other two would be sensational.

i personally think clarke is as good a ball winner as donaghey but is the more complete full forward much better score taker. The problem for clarke at the minute is the standard of forwards playing beside him

I am doing a Mickey Harte here, picking a team rather than individuals. I don't need my full forward to be a score taker if he is feeding those two.

Personally i dont see what the fuss is with Donaghy - very over rated in my opinion - only one game he played stands out for me and that was the one a few years ago against Armagh (sorry Samin). I notice not too many picked him either.