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2016 Football All-Stars - David Clarke (Mayo); Brendan Harrison (Mayo), Jonny Cooper (Dublin), Philly McMahon (Dublin); Lee Keegan (Mayo), Colm Boyle (Mayo), Ryan McHugh (Donegal); Brian Fenton (Dublin), Mattie Donnelly (Tyrone); Peter Harte (Tyrone), Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin), Ciaran Kilkenny (Dublin); Dean Rock (Dublin), Michael Quinlivan (Tipperary), Paul Geaney (Kerry). http://cdn-04.independent.ie/incoming/article35184284.ece/2c396/BINARY/SPORT-All-Star-football.png Torcaill (Australia) - Posts: 204 - 03/11/2016 08:11:50 1931071 Link
No Cian O'Sullivan is the only really baffling one for me. witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 03/11/2016 09:53:21 1931085 Link
Mayos Durkan is very unlucky not to get one. Torcaill (Australia) - Posts: 204 - 03/11/2016 10:00:05 1931088 Link
Replying To witnof: "No Cian O'Sullivan is the only really baffling one for me." I was glad to see Ryan mcHugh get one, he missed out in 2014 and I think that he really deserved it. Cian O'Sullivan's omission is a strange, strange one. Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 03/11/2016 10:00:25 1931089 Link
I only got as far as the goalie and I couldn't be bothered looking at the rest of them. It's surely a wind up thread? David Clarke over Comerford? It gets worse every year! tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 03/11/2016 10:00:39 1931090 Link
IMO Cluxton should be the goalkeeper. Clarke perhaps a close second. I wonder in making this choice is there an element in there of the All Star selectors wanting to make a point of highlighting the folly of Mayo's management dropping Clarke for the replay? PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 03/11/2016 10:09:47 1931095 Link
I'm surprised Mattie Donnelly got in. Don't get me wrong he's a quality player but the fact he missed the majority of the Ulster final and Tyrone lost in the quarters I think he's fortunate. Fenton was obviously nailed on so the other midfield spot was up for grabs. For me Peter Acheson or Gary Brennan were ahead of Donnelly in the pecking order. Feel sorry for Kevin McManamon. Had a great season up until the final. I don't think any forward covered themselves in glory in the drawn game and I thought he done okay in the replay. If the drawn game didn't happen he was a shoe in. Delighted for Ryan McHugh, he had an excellent individual season even if Donegal were off the pace. Overall it's a pretty fair all star team. It would of been great for Clare football if Brennan had got the nod but it wasn't to be. Mobot (Donegal) - Posts: 459 - 03/11/2016 10:11:44 1931096 Link
Well done Michael Quinlivan! At least we got one All Star. Wouldn't have surprised me if we got none at all. Muilleann (Tipperary) - Posts: 114 - 03/11/2016 10:13:40 1931097 Link
Replying To PoolSturgeon: "IMO Cluxton should be the goalkeeper. Clarke perhaps a close second. I wonder in making this choice is there an element in there of the All Star selectors wanting to make a point of highlighting the folly of Mayo's management dropping Clarke for the replay?" No. He was many people's favourite before the replay. Did well when he replaced Henelly. I'm a bit biased though. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7344 - 03/11/2016 10:22:04 1931102 Link
Replying To Torcaill: "Mayos Durkan is very unlucky not to get one." Thought he was nailed on myself to be honest. GetOverTheBar (Tyrone) - Posts: 1388 - 03/11/2016 10:37:05 1931108 Link
Replying To tiobraid: "I only got as far as the goalie and I couldn't be bothered looking at the rest of them. It's surely a wind up thread? David Clarke over Comerford? It gets worse every year!" the only decent post so far.. Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 03/11/2016 10:45:09 1931114 Link
This was posted as a new thread but since the subject matter is the same it has been incorporated here. Dubh_linn Dublin 03/11/2016 Football Allstars 2016 Ironic to see D Clark get the No.1 shirt. Debate to be had elsewhere as per usual no doubt but Quinlivan is a deserved recipient I think.Delighted for J Cooper who should have been in shame up for POTY. Administrator (None) - Posts: 2274 - 03/11/2016 10:46:07 1931115 Link
This was posted as a new thread but since the subject matter is the same it has been incorporated here. tomsmith Cavan 03/11/2016 All star football awards While i am disappointed that Cavans David Givney did not get an award I feel that the selectors did get it about right. Galway and Monaghan will surely feel hard done by Administrator (None) - Posts: 2274 - 03/11/2016 10:47:42 1931117 Link
Replying To Administrator: "This was posted as a new thread but since the subject matter is the same it has been incorporated here. Dubh_linn Dublin 03/11/2016 Football Allstars 2016 Ironic to see D Clark get the No.1 shirt. Debate to be had elsewhere as per usual no doubt but Quinlivan is a deserved recipient I think.Delighted for J Cooper who should have been in shame up for POTY." J Cooper who should have been in shame up for POTY. ..........along with Philly! liner (Mayo) - Posts: 756 - 03/11/2016 10:56:43 1931124 Link
Impossible to keep everybody happy.Fair enough team i guess.Personnally i would have gone for E Comerford,J McCarthy and P Acheson in place of Clarke,McHugh and Donnelly.Fair play to M Quinlivan but i feel Tipp deserved another All Star from reaching an historic All Ire semi final after losing their best footballer (O Riordan) and six or seven others.It was a remarkable achievement. cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 03/11/2016 10:57:44 1931126 Link
Just my opinions here; Clarke dropped for final but gets an all star ? A team that went the whole season unbeaten only gets 6 players on the team? Durkan of Mayo doesn't get an All Star now that's a joke, Durkan had a way better season than Keegan Boyle and Mchugh (all great players but Durkan was outstanding this year) Dublin half back never troubled once all summer doesn't get one player on the team. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 03/11/2016 10:58:29 1931127 Link
It's a bit of a joke every year. You can argue all you want about Cluxton or Clarke but how anyone is complaining that O Sullivan didn't get picked is beyond me? What about Durcan? The standout defender in both finals and was superb all year. They didn't want to give Mayo all 3 in the half back line so they gave one to McHugh who was outstanding but better than Durcan? No chance. Brennan unlucky to lose out as well. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7891 - 03/11/2016 10:59:24 1931128 Link
Replying To PoolSturgeon: "IMO Cluxton should be the goalkeeper. Clarke perhaps a close second. I wonder in making this choice is there an element in there of the All Star selectors wanting to make a point of highlighting the folly of Mayo's management dropping Clarke for the replay?" Think you're spot on pool liner (Mayo) - Posts: 756 - 03/11/2016 10:59:38 1931129 Link
Replying To Horsebox77: "the only decent post so far.." The Kerry lads had to read on as far as fifteen to sweeten their sour grapes. liner (Mayo) - Posts: 756 - 03/11/2016 11:04:13 1931133 Link
Replying To clondalkindub: "Just my opinions here; Clarke dropped for final but gets an all star ? A team that went the whole season unbeaten only gets 6 players on the team? Durkan of Mayo doesn't get an All Star now that's a joke, Durkan had a way better season than Keegan Boyle and Mchugh (all great players but Durkan was outstanding this year) Dublin half back never troubled once all summer doesn't get one player on the team." Clarke played better than cluxton this year imo Stephen wasn't at the sample level as has been the last couple of years but not far off Spoddgy (Mayo) - Posts: 660 - 03/11/2016 11:08:11 1931136 Link