Re: Team of the Decade

**mossbags** Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:43 pm

bocerty wrote:Mossy i didnt say he went missing in every big match - comprende - but i am saying if he was as great as you say he would have contributed more to other matches particularly against lesser opposition.

I also say its only my opinion - a bit like L2TR picking GG for his team of the decade thats his opinion others wouldnt select him - thats not to say i am right or Loyal is right its our opinions

Christ not you again Rolling Eyes

Why you so argumentative?
In the immortal words of General Quintus 'People should know when they are conquered.'
Now write that out 500 times Basketball

**JimWexford** Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:23 pm

mossbags wrote:
bocerty wrote:Mossy i didnt say he went missing in every big match - comprende - but i am saying if he was as great as you say he would have contributed more to other matches particularly against lesser opposition.

I also say its only my opinion - a bit like L2TR picking GG for his team of the decade thats his opinion others wouldnt select him - thats not to say i am right or Loyal is right its our opinions

Christ not you again Why you so argumentative?
In the immortal words of General Quintus 'People should know when they are conquered.'
Now write that out 500 times

In Nordy or latin

**3inarow08** Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:32 pm

JimWexford wrote:

In Nordy or latin

Less of the Nordie stuff now Jim! By the way, I'm on a mission to remove your name from all the posts on the front page!

**patrique** Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:30 pm

samin10 wrote:just a dead ball specialist?

2-4 from play in an ulster final (a record)

1-6 from play against seamus moynihan in all-ireland semi final.

goal that got armagh back into game in all ireland final

not bad for a man being carried to take frees

I searched this thread and couldn't find anyone who suggested Mcconville was being carried to take frees. Obviously from another thread.

As to the goal in the all Ireland final. Well, Marsden had done all the work, you probably would have tapped it it, Samin.

**mullins** Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:31 pm

patrique wrote:
samin10 wrote:just a dead ball specialist?

2-4 from play in an ulster final (a record)

1-6 from play against seamus moynihan in all-ireland semi final.

goal that got armagh back into game in all ireland final

not bad for a man being carried to take frees

I searched this thread and couldn't find anyone who suggested Mcconville was being carried to take frees. Obviously from another thread. ..............Howdy Patrique

As to the goal in the all Ireland final. Well, Marsden had done all the work, you probably would have tapped it it, Samin.

Guest Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:50 pm

bocerty wrote:
JimWexford wrote:
Thomas Clarke wrote:I agree with Patrique on McConville, having always found him difficult to rate as one of the very best forwards in the Country.

If you assess McConville's career in its entirity, you will see huge score tally's, remarkable consistency and countless big scores. However, I if we are talking about the absolute best in the business over the last decade, then I think that the stats are somewhat misleading.

I mean, I don't think McConville was ever as remotely as good as Stevie O'Neill at his best, or even Mattie Forde or Declan Browne. To take it a notch down, I wouldn't have feared McConville on the opposition teamsheet as much as Stevie McDonnell, Benny Coulter or Paddy Bradley, and it is even doubtful that he was ever as brilliant as Eoin Mulligan was in August/Sept 2005. Yet he outscored all those guys over the last 15 years, hence the dilemna I've always had when rating him.

Overall, I'd have McConville down as a very good inter-county forward (and a great club forward) who had a great career, but I don't think he was ever amongst the absolute best forwards in Ireland, the guys that could beat you on their own when on song.
That my friend to use one of your beloved flowers up there is poppy cock.
McConville could beat you on his own he knocked over the frees and really punished you if you transgressed against any team he was on.
Teams of years/decades etc are all subjective and very rarely you will get people agreeing on them.
to cut to the chase those that get to wear and continue to wear those county geansai's deserve respect instead of this that and the other.
Highest scorer in the ulster inter county champ and club champ missed feck all I would have him any day

Jim he was a dead ball specialist - but give him a ball and ask him to take on a few defenders or make something out of nothing and his success rate was poor. Mark Harte was great from dead balls too, would i have him in my team - definitely not

you didnt dearch to hard mullins.

As far as Marsden doing all the work for the goal is bull. He made a great run for the kickout, won it and layed it off. Andy McCann carried the ball for about 30 yards then mcconville did the same playing a one two with mcgrane. It was a great team goal with mcconville being the man to finish it off. Benny Tierney played as big a part as Marsden.

Guest Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:55 pm

that was, you didnt search too hard mullins. Keyboard is fooked

**JimWexford** Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:21 pm

samin10 wrote:that was, you didnt search too hard mullins. Keyboard is fooked

you may give out to pat not mullins if you read correctly!!
Not sami lets see you eat some humble northern pie

**mullins** Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:12 pm

JimWexford wrote:
samin10 wrote:that was, you didnt search too hard mullins. Keyboard is fooked

you may give out to pat not mullins if you read correctly!!
Not sami lets see you eat some humble northern pie

Was my fault jim just getting used to this site..

Guest Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:23 pm

JimWexford wrote:
samin10 wrote:that was, you didnt search too hard mullins. Keyboard is fooked

you may give out to pat not mullins if you read correctly!!
Not sami lets see you eat some humble northern pie

does humble northern pie taste differently to the southern pie that i hope you're having a good nibble on.

**3inarow08** Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:29 pm

samin10 wrote:

does humble northern pie taste differently to the southern pie that i hope you're having a good nibble on.

It's less bitter.

**patrique** Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:12 am

I still can't find any reference to McConville being carried, apart from Samin.

And the tap in goal, he was I suppose carried there.

Nah marsden was the man for me, then Stevie mac, Clarke, and the McEntees.

**patrique** Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:13 am

Nah, Marsden was the man for me, then Stevie mac, Clarke, and the McEntees.

I omitted the comma.

**redhandman** Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:40 am

patrique, sorry. So you should be we will have no grammatical errors on here! Team of the Decade - Page 4 Icon_biggrin

**RMDrive** Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:13 am

The double post is way more annoying than the lack of a comma. At least it wasn't a phallic semi-colon though.

**JimWexford** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:20 am

3inarow08 wrote:
samin10 wrote:

does humble northern pie taste differently to the southern pie that i hope you're having a good nibble on.

It's less bitter.

harder to penetrate covered with an extra layer of pastry but on the down side less savoury filling inside

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