Re: Best hurler and footballer you've seen play from your own county

**bocerty** Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:09 pm

patrique wrote:
bocerty wrote:
patrique wrote:And Padraig Devlin was a fierce hurler at Queen's.

did he ever play for Ulster in the Railway Cup P?

I am certain he did.

the reason i asked was a quiz book i was reading had the question who was first Tyrone hurler to represent Ulster and the answer was Vinny Owens form my own club but i was fairly sure Devlin was the first - cheers

**mossbags** Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:09 pm

North Side Gael wrote:With regards to Olcan McFetteridge lads, i gave him a mention under his knickname, clute, didnt put him down as my number one but did mention him alongside sambo! Ciaran Barr i dont remember enough of before he went south. Humpy was a hell of a player, brilliant coach too shame those on our county board couldnt see that.

Klute was a brilliant hurler. Whats he at these days?

**Jayo Cluxton** Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:10 pm

mossbags wrote:
Klute was a brilliant hurler. Whats he at these days?

I haven't a klute ........

**bocerty** Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:11 pm

mossbags wrote:
North Side Gael wrote:With regards to Olcan McFetteridge lads, i gave him a mention under his knickname, clute, didnt put him down as my number one but did mention him alongside sambo! Ciaran Barr i dont remember enough of before he went south. Humpy was a hell of a player, brilliant coach too shame those on our county board couldnt see that.

Klute was a brilliant hurler. Whats he at these days?

he is trying to become a famous klute player like James Galway

**mossbags** Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:13 pm

Ye just can't help yerselves lads, can ye Best hurler and footballer you've seen play from your own county - Page 2 Icon_rolleyes

**bocerty** Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:14 pm

mossbags wrote:Ye just can't help yerselves lads, can ye

nope

**Jayo Cluxton** Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:14 pm

mossbags wrote:Ye just can't help yerselves lads, can ye

Ah Boc - stop acting the klute .......

**bocerty** Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:15 pm

just thinking about Antrim hurlers big Niall Patterson was some boy - fit as a fiddle in his hey day i'd say

**Jayo Cluxton** Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:18 pm

bocerty wrote:just thinking about Antrim hurlers big Niall Patterson was some boy - fit as a fiddle in his hey day i'd say

Fit as a broken fiddle I'd say. Foulkes type - ex Chelsea keeper methinks?

**Boxtyeater** Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:34 pm

bocerty wrote:just thinking about Antrim hurlers big Niall Patterson was some boy - fit to 8 you of of house and home i'd say

Fixed that for you Boc.

**bocerty** Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:59 pm

Boxtyeater wrote:
bocerty wrote:just thinking about Antrim hurlers big Niall Patterson was some boy - fit to 8 you of of house and home i'd say

Fixed that for you Boc.

**bald eagle** Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:05 pm

Hurling - Olly Collins (Lavey)

Football - Anthony Tohill (Swatragh)

As for Niall Patterson, was speaking to him a few months back and he's getting no smaller!! Still, a great man with some brilliant tales to tell and not a bad singer either!!!

**bocerty** Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:10 pm

bald eagle wrote:Hurling - Olly Collins (Lavey)

Football - Anthony Tohill (Swatragh)

As for Niall Patterson, was speaking to him a few months back and he's getting no smaller!! Still, a great man with some brilliant tales to tell and not a bad singer either!!!

whats the name of his band - was it four men and a dog????

**scoopmine** Sat Jan 16, 2010 3:39 pm

Football... Id have to go with Jim Reilly chap was gifted!

**3inarow08** Sat Jan 16, 2010 3:41 pm

scoopmine wrote:Football... Id have to go with Jim Reilly chap was gifted!

And in Hurling.............??? Best hurler and footballer you've seen play from your own county - Page 2 Icon_razz

**scoopmine** Sat Jan 16, 2010 3:43 pm

Hurling eh manys a man threw a stick about round here!

**3inarow08** Sat Jan 16, 2010 3:51 pm

scoopmine wrote:Hurling eh manys a man threw a stick about round here!

Well I'd be guilty of never having attended a Kerry hurling match so I can't say much!

**bocerty** Sat Jan 16, 2010 4:06 pm

From a Tyrone point of view Canavan would be the obvious choice - however i would choose either Gerard Cavlan or Eugene Mc Kenna.

Cavlan was a super footballer more than capable of executing the ridiculous with ease. Just a pity that like many great sportsmen he had another side to him which got in the way of his talent.

As for hurling well i'd probably pick myself for that award!!!!!!!!!!!!

**3inarow08** Sat Jan 16, 2010 4:10 pm

bocerty wrote:From a Tyrone point of view Canavan would be the obvious choice - however i would choose either Gerard Cavlan or Eugene Mc Kenna.

Cavlan was a super footballer more than capable of executing the ridiculous with ease. Just a pity that like many great sportsmen he had another side to him which got in the way of his talent.

As for hurling well i'd probably pick myself for that award!!!!!!!!!!!!

Would you not have gone for that Patrique lad?

**bocerty** Sat Jan 16, 2010 4:12 pm

3inarow08 wrote:
bocerty wrote:From a Tyrone point of view Canavan would be the obvious choice - however i would choose either Gerard Cavlan or Eugene Mc Kenna.

Cavlan was a super footballer more than capable of executing the ridiculous with ease. Just a pity that like many great sportsmen he had another side to him which got in the way of his talent.

As for hurling well i'd probably pick myself for that award!!!!!!!!!!!!

Would you not have gone for that Patrique lad?

he only played for Tyrone the once and unfortunately i never got to see him score 4-16 that day - he would be my second choice though

**Boxtyeater** Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:58 pm

bocerty wrote:From a Tyrone point of view Canavan would be the obvious choice - however i would choose either Gerard Cavlan or Eugene Mc Kenna.

Cavlan was a super footballer more than capable of executing the ridiculous with ease. Just a pity that like many great sportsmen he had another side to him which got in the way of his talent.

As for hurling well i'd probably pick myself for that award!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cavlan a fine player indeed......Bocerty "sees sense eventually".....Posted??? via a lapdog yoke from Galway..maybe!!! Mossbags observed busking in Eyre Sq. with Nonie Ward (Frog's sister) in the singing role...Hilarious!!1

**trileacman** Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:22 pm

bocerty wrote:From a Tyrone point of view Canavan would be the obvious choice - however i would choose either Gerard Cavlan or Eugene Mc Kenna.

Cavlan was a super footballer more than capable of executing the ridiculous with ease. Just a pity that like many great sportsmen he had another side to him which got in the way of his talent.

As for hurling well i'd probably pick myself for that award!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wouldn't disagree with much of that.

I would also say Mcginley is a very under-rated footballer. Much better than Cavanagh IMHO. Not a real star but as someone who can do everything. In '08 he really was the Footballer of the Year. Just a great all-rounder, probably Tyrone's best. He can score, pass, catch, defend, mark and support the play as good as anyone out there.

**3inarow08** Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:58 pm

trileacman wrote:
I wouldn't disagree with much of that.

I would also say Mcginley is a very under-rated footballer. Much better than Cavanagh IMHO. Not a real star but as someone who can do everything. In '08 he really was the Footballer of the Year. Just a great all-rounder, probably Tyrone's best. He can score, pass, catch, defend, mark and support the play as good as anyone out there.

Ok we're going to have to have a cap on Tyrone posters around here........

**Grenvile** Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:53 am

For me it would have to be Dermot McCabe. One of the last men to put on the jersey that you felt would die for the cause and he had the talent to match.

As for hurling.. I've never seen a Cavan man play in a manner that suggested he thought that this sport was anything more than football with a weapon.

**bald eagle** Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:11 am

Jonsmith wrote:For me it would have to be Dermot McCabe. One of the last men to put on the jersey that you felt would die for the cause and he had the talent to match.

As for hurling.. I've never seen a Cavan man play in a manner that suggested he thought that this sport was anything more than football with a weapon.

Fanstatic line Jon, great stuff!!!

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