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It's a pity they didn't give Lee Chin an award for showing those soccer pansies exactly where they belong in the scheme of things . They got hammered without him too. Lol

flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 05/11/2016 10:59:07    1931787

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Replying To flack:  "It's a pity they didn't give Lee Chin an award for showing those soccer pansies exactly where they belong in the scheme of things . They got hammered without him too. Lol"
I dont think he had any chance of winning an All Star last night so why didn't he choose trying to keep Wexford Youths in the Premier Division rather than sit on his arse watching other players pick up awards.Strange choice and now that they got beaten and are relegated he'll come in for some criticism and he'll just have to take it on the chin.

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 05/11/2016 11:31:23    1931796

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Replying To cuederocket:  "I dont think he had any chance of winning an All Star last night so why didn't he choose trying to keep Wexford Youths in the Premier Division rather than sit on his arse watching other players pick up awards.Strange choice and now that they got beaten and are relegated he'll come in for some criticism and he'll just have to take it on the chin."
Boom tish !

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7364 - 05/11/2016 11:42:49    1931801

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Replying To hill16no1man:  "No but being dropped and sent off for the biggest game of the year kind of does don't you think?
when you consider cluxton didn't get one for 10 minutes of a bad game and kev Mac didn't get one despite being favourite for the footballer of the year going into the final, it shows no consistency in why players are being selected.
take the hurler of the year callanan was robbed there too, the guy hit what 1-11 in the Munster final were Gleeson was taken off and he got something like 0-13 in the all ireland final again, so where's the sense in the selections? It's not biased to point stuff out is it?"
Look at my earlier posts. I thought Cluxton was unlucky and McManamon definitely deserved one. Clarke wasn't dropped because he was poor but the Cluxton furore over the two Kerry goals was beyond bullshit. I sat beside a Tallaght man at the first final and asked them how they'd do. 'Alright if Cluxton doesn't do anything stupid'. How could anyone think that about Cluxton ?

You're banging on about Dublin's unbeaten record and a mighty record it is. But from 1-15 there have been mighty displays from opposituon county players. So there !

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7364 - 05/11/2016 11:54:15    1931806

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Even better cuede! Any self-respecting bloke would take a free slap up meal rather than huff and puff along with a bunch of league of Direland jokers . He makes it clear where the priorities lie, great stuff

flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 05/11/2016 16:53:36    1931887

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Replying To hill16no1man:  "It's not the fact he didn't win the all ireland final its the fact he done nothing much all year with mayo to deserve it.
he done nothing in the league, was again annonymous in connacht and targetted Sean cavanagh in the quarter finals and got him sent off, had decent game against tipp, lucky not to be shown line in drawn final and eventually got what was coming in the replay when got the line.
if the reason cluxton didn't win one was because he had 10 minutes of a bad spell in a game where he found 19 out of 22 kickouts, you can hardly justify why Keegan got player of year, don't remember any standout performances from him. Seems like the hurling one were callanan didn't get it that players voted for personal reasons not what happened on pitch"
Keegans primary job is to defend. How many players being marked by Keegan had standout games. Not alone did he keep everyone he marked quiet he also kicked in with the odd score himself. You get Dubs on saying Diarmuid Connolly is one of the best players of all time and on the other hand give no credit to a lad who makes him look ordinary. I thought the Tipp lad deserved the hurling award but I can't pretend I know more than the players who actually voted. I can think of no better accolade than to be voted the best by your peers.

Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 05/11/2016 20:41:24    1931944

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That's the crux of it law gryffs, even though I think Callinan should've been a shoe-in, it's hard to argue when it's their peers that voted it. Maybe in their own minds they think they'd hold Callinan scoreless no bother

flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 06/11/2016 20:55:32    1932163

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Replying To flack:  "That's the crux of it law gryffs, even though I think Callinan should've been a shoe-in, it's hard to argue when it's their peers that voted it. Maybe in their own minds they think they'd hold Callinan scoreless no bother"
But what if players have a dislike of a certain county?Are you telling me that this doesn't come into play?I think it may have cost Tipp their POTY.Would Cork,KK,Waterford,Clare,Limerick,Galway lads etc rather vote for a Tipp lad or in this case a Waterford lad?Tipp is boardered by all these hurling counties and there is no love lost between any of them.Personnally i wouldn't trust the players and i'd rather it went back to journalists to do it.

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 06/11/2016 21:24:30    1932172

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Replying To Llaw_Gyffes:  "Keegans primary job is to defend. How many players being marked by Keegan had standout games. Not alone did he keep everyone he marked quiet he also kicked in with the odd score himself. You get Dubs on saying Diarmuid Connolly is one of the best players of all time and on the other hand give no credit to a lad who makes him look ordinary. I thought the Tipp lad deserved the hurling award but I can't pretend I know more than the players who actually voted. I can think of no better accolade than to be voted the best by your peers."
I've no problem with Keegan winning.

But let's not distort facts, Galway took Mayo to the cleaners for goals, a point victory over Tyrone with Cavanagh of the pitch, keeping quiet 14 men is easier then 15 especially when the one missing is Cavanagh. Did he really keep Connolly quiet? I thought Connolly had his best two games against him to be honest, some beutifull scores and of course the goal, Keegan was sent off for keeping him quiet and well Connolly won the all Ireland this year - is that really being kept quiet. somehow Connolly always seems to be on the winning team Vs Mayo - luck I guess.

I'm all for Lee winning this, great footballer and happy for the Mayo fans who we have had some great days out with the last five years,

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 07/11/2016 00:09:48    1932223

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